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Dr. Amador is a world-renowned clinical psychologist and forensic expert, author of 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and eight books. He has lived experience as a family caregiv

Dr. Amador is a world-renowned clinical psychologist and forensic expert, author of 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and eight books. He has lived experience as a family caregiver of relatives with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He has founded NAMI’s Scientific Council, helped launch Family-to-Family, Peer-to-Peer and In Our Own Voices. Dr. Amador resigned from Columbia University and NYS Psychiatric Institute to honor his commitment to families that asked him to educate family caregivers, mental health practitioners, and professionals.

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