Speaker
Marcelo J. A. A. Brañas
Co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Program (ADRE), Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo (USP) Collaborator, Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Biography
Marcelo Brañas, M.D., is co-founder and co-director of the Adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Outpatient Program (ADRE) at the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of Sao Paulo (USP). Through national and international collaborations, the ADRE team expanded care for BPD in Brazil by offering training (e.g., Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) Workshops), establishing a national Family Connections Program, teaching mental health professionals at USP, and providing psychiatric services. Dr. Brañas is an official GPM trainer certified by the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute (McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School) and is also trained in Mentalization-Based Treatment, Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.