Iris, Chih-Tsai Chen is the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist of Taoyuan Psychiatric Center for more than 20 years, a part-time assistant professor of Postgraduate Music Therapy Course at Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, a mental health promotion Advisory Committee of John Tung Foundation; and a doctorate in Public Health from National Yang-Ming University. She is also an executive director of the Taiwanese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a supervisor of the Music Therapy Association of Taiwan. She is a former jury member of the Taiwan International Children's Film Festival, a past chairman of the Taiwanese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and an editorial board member of a medical periodical. She is passionate about art and literature. She also writes books and screenplays for children.

Key words of research interests: child maltreatment, public health, child and adolescent psychiatry.