Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva was born on March 26, 1942, in Vassouras (RJ). He graduated from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) in 1966 and specialized in Scientific Methodology at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Professor Emeritus at PUC-Rio. Professor and Vice-President for International Affairs at the University of Miami, Professor and Director of the International Center for Mental Health at NYU School of Medicine (USA) and Senior Scientist at the International Mental Health Center (NY). Professor and Director of the Faculty of Medicine at UERJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was part of the group that identified panic disorder and its treatment at Harvard (USA) and discovered the action of lithium carbonate in unipolar depression. He was part of the group that identified lithium in bipolar disorder in Denmark. He has developed various drugs and medical teaching techniques. He has published more than 300 scientific articles in national and international journals and 30 books as author and co-author. He is a member of the Editorial Board of national and international medical journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honorary and Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Emeritus Fellow of the American College of Psychiatry. Honorary Member of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and the Pan-American Psychiatric Association. Executive Director (1983-1988) and President (1988) of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). International Director of the WHO – Geneva (1993-1999), where he created a mental health program for disadvantaged populations and led the \u201cTobacco and Health\u201d group to reduce the impact of smoking on health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChevalier dans l’Ordre National du M\u00e9rite\u201d and \u2018Legion d’Honneur\u2019 by the French Government, \u2018Doctor Honoris Causa\u2019 by the University of Paraguay, the University of Uruguay, the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Honorary Citizen of New Orleans (USA) and Hamburg (Germany). \u201cMedal of Medical Merit\u201d by the Brazilian Government and \u2018Doctor Honoris Causa\u2019 in Humanities by the International Writers and Artists Association. \u2018Grand Cross of Justice\u2019 by the International Organization of Judges. Decorated \u201cWorld Leader in Psychiatry\u201d by the WPA. As a thinker, member of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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