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Nise da Silveira

Brazilian psychiatrist (1905-1999)

  • Fame56.7
  • Momentum17.8
  • Wikipedia7.8K
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Lived 1905–1999, aged 94Brazil
BrazilBrazilArtistsArtist
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    33 languages
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  • Era
    1905–1999
    Aged 94
  • Known for
    Images of the Unconsci…
    1987
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Updated 2026-09-03

Nise da Silveira was a Brazilian psychiatrist and a student of Carl Jung. She devoted her life to psychiatry and challenged the conventional orthodoxies of her era, which insisted on using institutionalization and aggressive forms of medical intervention, including electroconvulsive therapy, insulin shock therapy and lobotomy to treat mental illnesses.

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Momentum17.8
Historical21.5
Now attention68.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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