António Guilherme Ferreira

Background

Ferreira, António Guilherme was born on March 27, 1937 in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of Guilherme and Sara (Domingues) Ferreira.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Lisbon, 1962. Doctor of Science in Psychiatry (honorary), Sciccuna International University, Lavalleta, Malta, 1989.

Career

Resident in general practice, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, 1962-1964; resident in psychiatry, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, 1964-1967; consultant in psychiatry, Lisbon Control Dispensary, 1968; consultant in psychiatry, Miguel Bombarda Hospital, 1969-1978; head service, Miguel Bombarda Hospital, 1978; head psychiatric department, Miguel Bombarda Hospital, 1978-1987; head training program department, Miguel Bombarda Hospital, 1982-1992; director hospital, Miguel Bombarda Hospital, since 1987; clinical director, Miguel Bombarda Hospital, 1988-1997. Professor Superior Institute for Applied Psychology, Lisbon, since 1980, Modern University, since 1998. Temporary advisor World Health Organization.

Standing committee president International Non-govermental Organization Concerned with Mental Health Issues, 1990-1993.

Achievements

• António Guilherme Ferreira has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow World Association for Social Psychiatry (president 1988-1992, plaque 1992), Portuguese Association for Social Psychiatry (general secretary 1973-1975, president 1975-1985, honorary president since 1986), Mediterranean Socio-Psychiatric Association (vice president 1980-1995, president since 2000). Member Portuguese Association Group Analysis (president 1981-1994), Group Analytic Society (London), International Association Group Psychotherapy (board directors 1976-1986, 95-2003), Portuguese Psychiatric Association (speaker president general assembly 1991), Portuguese Society of Psychology Epid. (president auditor's committee 1988-1991), Portuguese Society of Epidemiology, Portuguese Branch of World Association for Psycho Society Rehabilitation (president auditor's committee 1997-1999, 2005-2007, president general assembly, 2001-2005), New York Academy of Sciences, Internat Governmental Organization.

Interests

• Avocations: history, philosophy, literature, music, opera.

Connections

Married Maria do Rosário Vieira Coelho, December 26, 1963. Children: Guilherme Manuel, Antonio Artur, Luisa Isabel.

Father:

Guilherme Ferreira

Mother:

Sara (Domingues) Ferreira

Spouse:

Maria do Rosário Vieira Coelho

child:

Antonio Artur Ferreira

child:

Guilherme Manuel Ferreira

child:

Luisa Isabel Ferreira