Ives Cavalcante Passos

Psychiatrist, researcher, and professor at the School of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (USA). Affiliated member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, and the South-Rio-Grandense Academy of Medicine. Highly qualified professional with extensive clinical experience in the treatment of depression and bipolar disorder. Engaged in leading national and international mental health institutions and conducts research in the field of mood disorders. Author of over 125 scientific articles published in high-impact psychiatric journals, including The Lancet Psychiatry, Molecular Psychiatry, and JAMA Psychiatry.