Adolescent mental health - Moving forward after the pandemic | Thorhildur Halldorsdottir | TEDxBasel

Adolescent mental health problems have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Halldorsdottir describes why we need to be worried and what is needed to tackle the public health problem that is adolescent mental health.  Dr. Thorhildur Halldorsdottir is an assistant professor at Reykjavik University and a clinical child psychologist. She broadened her research to include behavioral genetics and epidemiology. Building on this multidisciplinary background, her research today focuses on understanding the connection between exposure to stress and trauma and psychiatric disorders. In the past two years, she has in particular examined how the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying social restrictions have impacted the mental health of adolescents. 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

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