Mental Health – An Overlooked Priority | Tracy Jing Cao | TEDxSMICSchool [Video]

There is a prioritization of physical health in our society, and stigma towards mental health is often a barrier to individuals seeking psychological treatments. Through case studies and observations in her field, Dr. Tracy Jing Cao advocates for a shift in societal attitudes towards mental health, claiming its equal importance to physical well-being. She believes that proactive mental health care enhances overall quality of life. Dr. Cao is a senior physician in psychiatry. She serves as the executive assistant of the Psychiatric Medicine Education and Guidance Committee of the Ministry of Education and is one of the first batch of graduate examination examiners for Resident Standardized Training. With around 20 years of clinical experience in psychiatry at tertiary hospitals, she has acquired rich hands-on experience. Dr. Cao is particularly adept at diagnosing and treating various emotional disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, sleep disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and psychosomatic diseases, as well as providing suicide crisis intervention. She has extensive experience in addressing psychological issues among special groups such as perinatal mood disorders, dementia, and emotional and behavioral disorders in adolescents. Dr. Cao has directed and participated in multiple research projects, published nearly 10 theses in core academic journals both domestically and internationally. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx