Joan Corbella

Joan Corbella
Corbella in 2005
Born	Joan Corbella i Roig 1945 Santa Coloma de Queralt, Francoist Spain
Died	3 February 2021(2021-02-03) (aged 75–76) Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Psychiatrist

Joan Corbella i Roig (1945 – 3 February 2021) was a Spanish psychiatrist and science communicator.^[1]

Biography

Corbella promoted the presence of psychiatry in the media, where he became quite popular.^[2] He worked for Ràdio Barcelona [es], Cadena COPE, TV3, Ràdio Estel [es], Onda Cero, and Avui.^[3][4] He directed the Enciclopedia práctica de la psicología and wrote various books of psychiatry, such as Qui som, què fem, Viure sense por, Ante una edad difícil, La por del silenci, Viure en parella, and Pensar o viure.^[5] He also wrote the novel D'avui per demà, which won the Ramon Llull Novel Award in 1997.^[6]

Joan Corbella died in Palma de Mallorca on 3 February 2021 at the age of 76, a few days after his birthday.^[7]

References

1. "Muere el psiquiatra y divulgador Joan Corbella". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 February 2021.
2. "Muere el psiquiatra y divulgador científico Joan Corbella a los 76 años". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 3 February 2021.
3. "Muere el psiquiatra y divulgador tarraconense Joan Corbella". Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 4 February 2021.
4. "Muere el psiquiatra y divulgador tarraconense Joan Corbella". Marca (in Spanish). 4 February 2021.
5. "Muere el psiquiatra y divulgador Joan Corbella". El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 February 2021.
6. "Fallece el psiquiatra Joan Corbella". UH Noticias (in Spanish). 3 February 2021.
7. "Muere Joan Corbella, psiquiatra y divulgador científico, a los 76 años". El Periódico (in Spanish). 3 February 2021.