Diogo Carvalho da Silva is a PhD student in Social Psychology at Ispa - Instituto Universitário (2022-present), and an invited lecturer in Statistical Analysis at Ispa - Instituto Universitário (2023-present). He completed his Master's degree in Social and Organizational Psychology in 2019 (at Ispa - Instituto Universitário), with a thesis that addressed the process of emotional infrahumanization in mental illness, more specifically, depression. Since then, he has been conducting research in the area of stigma and discrimination in mental illness, the area that interests him the most. He has also carried out research in the area of cognitive shortcuts in mental illness, more specifically, susceptibility to the anchoring effect in depression. He has published 2 articles in national and international specialized journals. Recently, he is also an ad hoc reviewer. Keywords: Stigma; Discrimination; Dehumanization; Infrahumanization; Heuristics