Name: Cai-Lan Hou

Title: Director of Department of Psychology of Guangdong Mental Health Center

Chief physician, MD in psychiatry, and Post-doc in public health, Supervisor at South Medical University and South China University of Technology.

Clinical Interests: She is good at diagnosis and treatment of major depression, anxiety disorder, post traumatic disorder, bipolar disorder, OCD, schizophrenia, etc.

Bio:

She has received training in community rehabilitation of mental illness in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has received training in the construction of mental health service system in the University of Melbourne for many times. She has long maintained close training and scientific research cooperation with the school of Health Sciences of the University of Macau. As the head of the psychological team, she was one of the members of the Chinese anti epidemic expert group to assist Serbia. Education: She graduated from the Department of mental health, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University and worked as a postdoctoral in public mental health in the school of Health Sciences, University of Macau.

Awards and Honors:

She was awarded the Highest Medal of Honor for Defending the Motherland by the Ministry of Defense of Serbia in 2020.

Professional memberships:

She is a member of the social psychiatry group of the Chinese Medical Psychiatry Branch, a youth member of the youth working committee of the Chinese Mental Health Association, a standing member and Secretary General of the mental health rehabilitation professional committee of the Chinese Rehabilitation Medical Association, a vice chairman of the psychiatric Professional Committee of the Guangdong Medical Association, and a vice chairman of the psychological evaluation Professional Committee of the Guangdong Mental Health Association.

Publications:

Her research focuses on the neuro-cognitive function and neuroimage in subjects with ultra-high risk for psychosis, and PTSD related research. She has published more than 30 SCI papers and participated in the compilation of 4 undergraduate textbooks of People's Health Publishing House and Higher Education Publishing House.