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Ruby Wax: O que há de tão engraçado sobre doenças mentais?

Filmed Jun 2012 • Posted Oct 2012TEDGlobal 2012
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Doenças do corpo angariam simpatia, diz a comediante Ruby Wax -- exceto aquelas do cérebro. Por que isso? Com energia e humor admiráveis, Wax, diagnosticada há dez anos com depressão clínica, nos mostra a urgência de colocar um fim no estigma da doença mental.

Ruby Wax is a loud, funny woman -- who spent much of her comedy career battling depression in silence. Now her work blends mental health advocacy and laughs. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Andrea Rojas
Reviewed by Renata Paes
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