An everlasting honor and learning to have witnessed the foundation, and having worked with the Brazilian Association of Families, Friends and Consumers of Affective Disorders, having the opportunity to better understand depression and bipolar disorder, by teaching the vice president as well as the president during four terms, translating texts, articles and interviews, preparing lectures for forums and conferences, culminating with the ‘Mogens Schou Award’ for Education and Advocacy from the University of Pittsburgh.

“Bipolar patient are often stigmatized because of their behaviour during crises. The stigmatization occurs under different environments such as family, school, and work. How could consumers, families, schools, companies deal with these situations?”   

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