Hélène Richard-Lepouriel received her Doctor of Medicine degree and her specialist title in psychiatry in 2011 from the Faculty of Medicine of Bordeaux, France. In 2010, she also acquired a Master’s degree in pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance. After spending three years in the psychiatric emergency services of the University Hospitals of Geneva, including two years as a unit manager, she is currently serving as an assistant doctor responsible for the Mood Disorders unit at the Psychiatric Specialties Service of the Geneva University Hospital (HUG). Her areas of expertise include epidemiology and mood disorders.