AACAP Annual Meeting 2026: Saturday, October 31
233 sessions on day 6 of 6 · October 26–31, 2026, Atlanta, GA.Program overview & search
07:00–08:30 · Session · Clinical Consultation Breakfast
Anxiety, Trauma, or Autistic Burnout? Precision Assessment in Neurodivergent Adolescents
Michael Murray · Justine Larson
A case-based consultation session on distinguishing anxiety disorders, trauma-related responses and autistic burnout in adolescents with autism. Covers developmentally informed assessment and tailored multimodal treatment planning that limits iatrogenic harm.
07:00–08:30 · Workshop
Complex ADHD in Youth: Assessment and Management Across Comorbidities and Developmental Profiles
Case-based breakfast consultation on assessing and managing youth with ADHD who also have mood, anxiety, irritability, trauma, autism or substance use concerns. Covers combined pharmacologic and psychosocial strategies adapted to developmental stage and tolerability.
07:00–08:30 · Workshop
Disrupting the Pattern: Approaches to Reduce Psychiatric Crisis 30-Day Return Rates for Pediatric High Utilizers and Their Families
Charles J. Glawe · Sarah V. Amato
A clinical consultation breakfast on why a small group of youth and families repeatedly use psychiatric emergency services. Participants review data and case examples and work through patient-level and systemic barriers to reducing repeat presentations.
07:00–08:30 · Workshop
Master Clinician Beverly J. Stoute, MD: Curiosity Not Conflict – When Children Are Our Role Models
A master clinician session on approaching tensions around racial and cultural difference with curiosity rather than anxiety, drawing on children's candor. Case examples from clinical, educational and leadership settings are discussed, and attendees may bring their own dilemmas.
09:00–11:00 · Session
It Takes a Village: Multidisciplinary Innovations in Care for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across Healthcare Systems
Aishwarya Rajagopalan · Alexandra L. Bey · Danielle M. Brathwaite · Gary Maslow · Katherine Ort · James E. Bedford
Clinical perspectives on multidisciplinary care models for children with neurodevelopmental disorders across different healthcare systems.
09:00–11:00 · Session
Navigating School Support and the Transition to College for Adolescents and Transitional-Age Youth With Early Psychosis
Zhanna Elberg · Olivia Hamrah · Erika Ryst · Apurva Bhatt · Juliet Filosofos
Clinical perspectives on supporting school functioning and the move to college for adolescents and young adults with early psychosis.
09:00–11:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Pathways to High-Value Pediatric Mental Health: Innovating Collaboration With Primary Care
Alan A. Axelson · Peter S. Jensen · Suzie C. Nelson · Ayan Sanyal · Molly Michelle Wimbiscus · Mary T. Gabriel
Explores models for collaboration between child psychiatry and primary care to deliver high-value pediatric mental health care.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
The Coping Plan: Scaling a Universal Proactive Behavioral Planning Tool for Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across Care Settings
Presents a proactive behavioral planning tool for youth with neurodevelopmental disorders and its scaling across care settings.
09:00–12:00 · Workshop
Under Attack! Expanding Your Toolkit for Treating the Dysregulated Patient Using a Neuroscience-Based and Trauma-Informed Approach
Megan White Zappitelli · Casey Berson · Zainub Javed · Mayanka Kumar
Workshop on understanding and treating youth with behavioral dysregulation through a neurodevelopmental, trauma-informed lens. Covers the stress-response system, bias, violence exposure, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, with case-based breakouts.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Premenstrual Syndrome or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? The Neurobiology Behind the Symptoms
Examines the neurobiology that distinguishes premenstrual syndrome from premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Enhancing Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Care for Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Discusses ways to improve acute inpatient psychiatric care for youth with neurodevelopmental disorders.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Individuals With Comorbid ADHD
Addresses premenstrual dysphoric disorder in people who also have ADHD.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Working Across Systems: Collaborating With Middle and High Schools to Support Students Experiencing Psychosis
Covers collaboration with middle and high schools to support students experiencing early psychosis.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Understanding Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Neurodevelopmental Disorders such as Autism and Intellectual Disability
Karuna S. Poddar · Elizabeth McGuire
Looks at how premenstrual dysphoric disorder presents in people with autism and intellectual disability.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
A School Psychiatrist’s Perspective: Supporting Students With Psychosis Through Systems Approaches Rooted in Hope-Filled, Recovery-Oriented Perspectives
A school psychiatrist's view on supporting students with psychosis using recovery-oriented, systems-level approaches.
09:00–10:30 · Lecture
Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Significant Increase in Prevalence From Pandemic to Postpandemic Periods
Examines how the prevalence of pediatric anxiety disorders changed between the pandemic and postpandemic periods, using a national federated database.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Facilitating Safe Transitions to College for Adolescents and Transitional-Age Youth With Psychosis
Covers approaches to helping youth with psychosis move safely into college settings.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Trauma-Exposed and Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals
Covers premenstrual dysphoric disorder in trauma-exposed and transgender and gender-diverse people.
09:00–10:30 · Lecture
Pediatric Depressive Disorders: Prevalence Trends From Pandemic to Postpandemic Periods
Reviews trends in the prevalence of depressive disorders in youth from the pandemic to the postpandemic period.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Building Bridges: The Role of Supported Employment and Education Specialists in the Treatment of Youth With Early Psychosis
Describes how supported employment and education specialists contribute to care for youth with early psychosis.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Treatment Strategies for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Reviews treatment approaches for premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
09:00–10:30 · Lecture
Pharmacologic and Psychotherapeutic Treatment for Pediatric Anxiety: Pre– vs Post–COVID-19
Compares medication and psychotherapy treatment patterns for pediatric anxiety before and after COVID-19.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
New Tools to Support Collaborative Care Model D evelopment
Presents new resources for developing collaborative care models in pediatric mental health.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Design and Implementation of a Behavioral Health-Focused Education for Community Health Outcomes Series for Emergency Department Providers
Describes how a behavioral health education series modeled on the ECHO approach was designed and rolled out for emergency department providers caring for youth.
09:00–10:30 · Lecture
Inpatient Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluations and Specific SSRI Treatment Modalities: Pandemic vs Postpandemic
Compares inpatient psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and SSRI treatment approaches between the pandemic and postpandemic periods.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Pathways to Sustaining Mental Health Services in an Academic Pediatric Primary Care Clinic
Discusses how to sustain mental health services within an academic pediatric primary care clinic.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Systems-Based Model to Reduce Pediatric Emergency Department Psychiatric Utilization and Improve Outpatient Crisis Care Access
Presents a systems-level model aimed at lowering pediatric ED psychiatric visits while widening access to outpatient crisis care.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Back to School: Teaming and Training for Sustainable School-Based Collaborative Care
Ayan Sanyal · Molly Michelle Wimbiscus
Explores team structure and training for sustainable school-based collaborative care.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Being a VIP Patient Is Bad for Your Health: Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Perceived Privilege
Discusses clinical outcomes for patients who are perceived as privileged or VIPs.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Implementing an Electronic Patient-Reported Screening Platform for Suicide Risk and Depression in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Covers implementation of an electronic patient-reported screening tool for suicide risk and depression in a pediatric emergency department.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Ethics of VIP Patient Treatment
Covers ethical considerations in treating patients with perceived privilege.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Sustainability of the Collaborative Care Model: Pathways to Viability Through Various Payment Models
Reviews payment models that can make the collaborative care model financially viable.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Integrating Psychiatric Care Into the Pediatric Emergency Department: Implementation and Early Outcomes
Reports on embedding psychiatric care within a pediatric emergency department and the early outcomes observed.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Countertransference Related to Management of a VIP Patient: A Fellow’s Perspective
A trainee's perspective on countertransference when managing a VIP patient.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Transforming Access: Building Community Capacity With Extension for Community Health Outcomes Autism
Katrina K. Boles · Kristin Sohl
Explains how ECHO Autism builds community capacity and expands access to autism care.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Managing Challenging Behaviors in the Outpatient Setting: Multimodal Evaluation and Collaborative Strategies to Support Neurodivergent Youth
Outpatient approaches to evaluating and managing challenging behaviors in neurodivergent youth through multimodal assessment and collaboration.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Checklists, Smartphrases, and Regression, Oh My: Improving Medical Evaluation of Behavior Change
Aishwarya Rajagopalan · Kristen Winsor · Rebecca V. Taylor
Describes tools such as checklists and smartphrases to improve the medical workup of behavior change in youth with neurodevelopmental disorders.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
All Teach, All Learn: A Real‑Time Extension for Community Health Outcomes Autism Session
Matthew Siegel · Katrina K. Boles · Rena Sorensen · Kristin Sohl · Martine Lamy
A live demonstration of an ECHO Autism teleconference session using its collaborative teaching and learning format.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Heart Rate Variability and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following a Biofeedback-Enhanced CBT Intervention for Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Reports heart rate variability and quality-of-life results after a biofeedback-enhanced CBT intervention for adolescents with IBD.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Improving Safety, Confidence, and Care: Extension for Community Health Outcomes Autism in Acute Settings
Discusses applying ECHO Autism in acute care settings to improve safety, clinician confidence and quality of care.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Supporting Complex Needs: Training Clinicians for Intense Behavior Through Extension for Community Health Outcomes Autism
Describes using ECHO Autism to train clinicians in managing intense behaviors in autistic youth with complex needs.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Florida’s Program for Review of Psychotropic Prescribing for Children in Custody: History and Basis on Law and Best Practices
Reviews the history, legal foundation and best-practice basis of Florida's psychotropic prescribing review program for children in state custody.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Web-Based Review Process for Psychotropic Prescribing: Challenges and Approaches
Jody L. Brown · Andres J. Pumariega
Examines the challenges and approaches of running a web-based review process for psychotropic prescribing in child welfare.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Psychotropic Review Database for 15 Years’ Experience: Findings, Trends, and Possible Future Directions
Takahiro Soda · Aman Pathak · Andres J. Pumariega · Yonghui Wu
Presents findings, trends and future directions from a 15-year database of psychotropic prescribing reviews for youth in child welfare.
09:00–11:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Diverse Pediatric Populations
Smita Thakkar · Elizabeth McGuire · Maria C. Shibatsuji · Samia F. Nawaz · Karuna S. Poddar · Latoya Frolov
Examines premenstrual dysphoric disorder in children and adolescents across diverse populations.
09:00–11:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Re-envisioning Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Care: Education, Diversion, Screening, and Early Treatment
Anastasia Klott · Beau A. Carubia · Cassidy McNitt · Jennifer Spitznagel · Rachel Cafferty · Samuel E. Vaughn
Explores ways to improve pediatric psychiatric emergency care, including education, diversion from the emergency department, screening and early treatment.
09:00–10:30 · Symposium
Postpandemic Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Evidence From a National Federated Database
Isaac Abraham · Molly McVoy · Elizabeth Abraham · Michael Goldberg · Ghaneb Javed
Symposium presenting findings from a national federated health database on pediatric mental health trends after the pandemic.
09:00–11:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Scaling Autism Best Practices Through Extension for Community Health Outcomes Autism: Innovations in Acute Care and Intensive Behavioral Supports
Martine Lamy · Kristin Sohl · Katrina K. Boles · Matthew Siegel · Rena Sorensen
Describes how the ECHO Autism model extends autism best practices, with a focus on acute care and intensive behavioral supports.
09:00–11:00 · Session
Isn’t Every Patient a VIP? Recommendations for Navigating Ethics and Countertransference When Caring for Patients With Perceived Privilege
Mariam Rahmani · Gordon Harper · Christin A. McDonald-Fix · James Scott Wing
Clinical perspectives session on ethical issues and countertransference when treating patients perceived as privileged or VIPs.
09:00–11:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Statewide Program for Review of Psychotropic Prescribing for Children in Child Welfare: 15-Year Experience
Andres J. Pumariega · Mark Chenven · Jody L. Brown · Takahiro Soda · Young Jo
Reviews fifteen years of experience with a statewide program that reviews psychotropic prescribing for children in the child welfare system.
09:00–11:00 · Workshop · Other Programs
Addressing Wear and Tear: Collaborative Strategies to Identify and Manage Burnout and Moral Injury in the Early Career Period
Jasleen Singh · Christy Ky · Robin Du · Xiaoxi Ouyang · George Gianakakos
An interactive early-career session distinguishing burnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury, using breakout groups by practice setting to develop prevention and resilience strategies.
09:00–11:00 · Symposium
The Body Keeps the Rhythm: Autonomic Responses to Stress Across Development
Tanja Jovanovic · Ryan Herringa · Abigail P. Lott · Manessa Riser · Lana R. Grasser · Bonney Reed
Symposium on autonomic nervous system responses to stress and trauma across developmental stages.
09:00–11:30 · Symposium · Other Programs
Bridging Borders: Global Models of Collaboration to Strengthen Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training and Capacity
Salma Malik · Abishek Bala · Nilar Thwin · Alexandra M. Harrison · Hesham Hamoda · Khalid Imran Afzal · Muhammad Waqar Azeem · Deepika Shaligram · Kevin K. Tsang · Ana Laura Schumacher
Presents international partnership models for building child and adolescent psychiatry training and workforce capacity, including remote mentorship, transregional training hubs and observership programs. Emphasizes reciprocal, sustainable collaboration across resource settings.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Review Process for Psychotropic Prescribing: Challenging Case Scenarios
Walks through difficult case scenarios encountered in the psychotropic prescribing review process for children in child welfare.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Infant Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) Stress Responsivity in the Context of Maternal Trauma: Sex Differences and Links to Temperament
Examines infant autonomic stress responsivity (RSA) when mothers have experienced trauma, including sex differences and relationships with temperament.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Why Context Matters: Maternal Childhood Trauma and Parenting Influence Autonomic Functioning in Violence-Exposed Youth
Looks at how maternal childhood trauma and parenting relate to autonomic functioning in youth exposed to violence.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture
Individual Variation in Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Refugee Youth: Sex Differences and Links to Posttraumatic Stress
Explores variation in heart rate and heart rate variability among refugee youth, with sex differences and associations to posttraumatic stress.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Enhancing Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Outcomes Through an Innovative Measurement-Based Care Initiative
Describes a measurement-based care initiative aimed at improving outcomes for adolescents with depression and anxiety in intermediate levels of care.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Integrating Idiographic and Global Progress Indices Into Measurement-Based Care for a Child Partial Hospitalization Program
Benjamin Schneider · Galen McNeil
Covers combining individualized and global progress measures into measurement-based care in a child partial hospitalization program.
09:30–11:00 · Panel
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist as Parent: Lived Experiences of Adversity and Advocacy and Its Effects on Providing Clinical Care
Brandon Ito · Jena Lee · Julia Girdler
Child psychiatrists share personal experiences of parenthood, including surrogacy, pregnancy loss, postpartum challenges, and caregiving during training. The session considers how these experiences shape clinical care and how workplaces can better support parent-clinicians.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Measurement-Based Care in Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)/ Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs): Improving Outcome Completion and Supporting Recovery-Oriented, Personalized Treatment
Discusses improving outcome measure completion and personalized, recovery-oriented care in adolescent PHP and IOP settings.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Integration of Measurement-Based Care (MBC) into Newly Launched Mid-Levels of Care at an Academic Health Center: Lessons Learned From a Teen Intensive Outpatient (T-IOP) and Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (CA-PHP)
Christina Laitner · Joanna Quigley
Shares lessons from implementing measurement-based care in new teen intensive outpatient and child/adolescent partial hospitalization programs at an academic center.
09:30–11:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Bridging the Gut and the Brain: Integrated Care for Pediatric Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
Souraya Torbey · Nadia Zaim · Shaija Kutty · Heather Burke · Erika A. Chiappini · Sofia Wicker Velez
Covers integrated, multidisciplinary care for children with disorders of gut-brain interaction, bringing together psychiatry, gastroenterology, psychology and nutrition perspectives.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
The Gut Side of the Bridge: Diagnosis and Medical Management of Pediatric Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
Covers diagnosis and medical management of pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction from the gastroenterology perspective.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Integrating Psychiatric Care in the Management of Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
Discusses how psychiatric care can be integrated into management of disorders of gut-brain interaction.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
The Psychological Side of the Bridge: Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
Presents psychological assessment and intervention approaches for pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction.
09:30–11:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
Himani Jani · Bisma Masudi · Alex Hunter · Aleiya Butler Wright · Virginia F. Barbosa · Linda Zamvil
Examines the challenges of delivering child and adolescent psychiatric care in rural communities and opportunities to expand access.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Pediatric Disorders of Gut-Brain Interactions: Symptom‑Driven, Individualized Care
Describes individualized, symptom-driven nutrition therapy for children with disorders of gut-brain interaction.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities From a Middle-Career Perspective
Middle-career perspective on rural child and adolescent psychiatry practice.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities From a Late-Career Perspective
Late-career perspective on rural child and adolescent psychiatry practice.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Rural Communities: Introduction to Challenges and Opportunities
Introduces the challenges and opportunities of practicing child and adolescent psychiatry in rural communities.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities From an Early-Career Perspective
Aleiya Butler Wright · Alex Hunter
Early-career perspective on rural child and adolescent psychiatry practice.
09:30–11:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
When Sleep Speaks: What Pediatric Mental Health Providers Need to Know
Anna Ivanenko · Jess P. Shatkin · Reut Gruber · Merrill S. Wise III
Reviews sleep problems in children and adolescents and what pediatric mental health clinicians should know to recognize and address them.
09:30–11:30 · Symposium
Innovating for Impact in the Youth Mental Health Crisis: Data-Driven Care in Intermediate Levels of Care Across Academic, Community, and Multi-State Systems
Joanna Quigley · Claudia Welke · Benjamin Schneider · Galen McNeil · Shikha Verma · Christina Laitner
Symposium on using data to guide care in intermediate levels of care (such as partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs) for youth, drawing on academic, community and multi-state systems.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Parasomnias
Talk on parasomnias in young patients, within the symposium 'When Sleep Speaks' for pediatric mental health providers.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Understanding and Treating Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder in Adolescents
Covers recognition and treatment of delayed sleep-wake phase disorder in adolescents.
09:30–11:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Diagnosis and Management of Narcolepsy and Other Central Hypersomnias in Children and Adolescents
09:30–11:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Psychopharmacological Management of Pediatric Insomnia With Psychiatric Comorbidity
Discusses medication approaches to insomnia in children and adolescents who also have psychiatric conditions.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Psychotherapeutic Aspects of Psycho-Oncology
Examines psychotherapeutic approaches in pediatric psycho-oncology.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Frames and Strategies for Family Intervention for Gender-Diverse Adolescents
Covers frameworks and strategies for working with families of gender-diverse adolescents.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Reflections on Care of Gender-Diverse Adolescents: Trainees in a Shifting Environment
Trainee perspective on caring for gender-diverse adolescents amid a changing environment.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Psychopharmacological Aspects of Psycho-Oncology
Reviews medication considerations for psychiatric care of children with cancer.
10:00–12:00 · Session
Disentangling the Developmental Origins of Challenging Behaviors: The Intersection of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Trauma
Danielle R. Shaw · Julie A. Kable · Claire D. Coles · Jason Yanes · Laura Jane Miller
Clinical case conference using three patient cases to show how to assess and diagnose neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure alongside trauma. Covers medication choices, limiting polypharmacy, and evidence-based non-drug interventions.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Complexity of Pediatric Obesity Management: When Does Treatment Help or Harm?
Examines the benefits and potential harms of treating pediatric obesity.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Approach in Psycho-Oncology
Explores multidisciplinary team approaches in pediatric psycho-oncology.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Health at Every Size: Inclusive Conversations About Body Size and Weight
Addresses inclusive approaches to discussing body size and weight with patients.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Incorporating Family Work in Psycho-Oncology
Discusses including families in psychiatric care for pediatric oncology patients.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Navigating Complexity in Pediatric Weight Loss Therapy
Covers the complexities of weight loss therapy in pediatric patients.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Challenges and Benefits of Multimodal ADHD Care: What the Science Says
Reviews evidence on the challenges and benefits of combining multiple treatment modalities for ADHD.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Phenomenology and Psychophysiology of Anxiety in Youth With ASD and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Describes how anxiety presents and manifests physiologically in youth with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Stimulants or Nonstimulants for ADHD: Introducing the PATH-ADHD Study
Jeffrey H. Newcorn · Stephen V. Faraone
Introduces the PATH-ADHD study comparing stimulant and nonstimulant treatment choices for ADHD.
10:00–12:00 · Session
Kind, Compassionate, and Indicated: Navigating the Ethics of Nonindicated Medical Requests
Mahdieh Bodaghi · Sohail A. Nibras · Michael Lotke
A pediatric consultation-liaison case conference on handling caregiver requests for testing that is not clinically indicated, including distinguishing family advocacy and medical mistrust from factitious disorder imposed on another. Covers communication strategies and ethics and risk management frameworks.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Supporting Anxiety in Autistic Youth via CBT: Best Practices and Considerations for Community Implementation
Reviews best practices for CBT for anxiety in autistic youth and implementing it in community settings.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Treating ADHD as a 24-Hour Disorder: ADHD and Sleep
Looks at the relationship between ADHD and sleep and treating ADHD across the full day.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in ASD
Reviews medication approaches for anxiety in people with autism spectrum disorder.
10:00–12:00 · Session
Illness, Trauma, and Loss: Lessons From Pediatric Psycho-Oncology
Jennifer Dorr · Anna C. Muriel · Mohamed Taha Jasser · Andrew Elliott · Julia A. Kearney
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
A Parent With ADHD or a Child With ADHD: What Comes First and How to Manage?
Addresses managing ADHD when both parent and child are affected and deciding which to treat first.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Bridging the Gap: Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Looks at disparities in reproductive health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Complex Symptom Presentation in 2 Gender-Diverse Adolescents: Contrasting Cases
Presents two contrasting cases of gender-diverse adolescents with complex symptom presentations.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Relationships and Dating for Youth With Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Talk on relationships and dating among youth with intellectual developmental disorder, part of a symposium on sexuality and intimacy.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Guidelines and Guardrails: Serving a Complex Patient Population in a Complex Time
Discusses guidelines and practical considerations for caring for gender-diverse youth in the current environment.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Innovations in Clinical Care of Gender-Diverse Adolescents: Navigating Suicidality, Trauma, and Family Engagement in a Politically Charged Environment
Beverly J. Bryant · Dorothy E. Stubbe · Scott Leibowitz · Michelle L. Rickerby · Bharat Sanders
Talk on innovations in caring for gender-diverse adolescents, addressing suicidality, trauma and family engagement.
10:00–12:00 · Session
Pediatric Medicine Updates: Expanding Pediatric Obesity Treatment Amid Controversies in Weight Management
Amy Lynn Meadows · Amy Kim · Nazeeha J. Micciche · Raul J. Martinez-McFaline · Elizabeth Wassenaar · Rachana Shah
10:00–12:00 · Session
Phenomenology and Treatment of Anxiety in ASD
Christopher J. McDougle · Robyn P. Thom · Katherine E. Pickard
10:00–12:00 · Session
Supporting Healthy Intimacy While Addressing Risk: Sexuality and Relationships for Adolescents and Young Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Kathleen A. Koth · Lisa C. Yeh · Jill Hinton · Lauren R. Nagy · Nina Bihani
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Make Me an App?
Talk on dating apps and their use by adolescents and young adults with intellectual developmental disorder.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Balancing Autonomy and Safety: Sexual Behavior, Consent, and Intellectual and Developmental Disorder
Talk addressing sexual behavior, consent, and balancing autonomy with safety in people with intellectual and developmental disorder.
11:00–12:30 · Session
Expanding Partnerships for Pediatric Catatonia: Moving From a National Working Group to Local Implementation
Joshua Ryan Smith · Nasuh Malas · Khyati Brahmbhatt
Special interest group on turning the work of a national pediatric catatonia workgroup into local practice. Uses breakout discussions on the white paper, clinical pathway, multisite study and implementation strategies.
11:00–12:30 · Session
Improving the Mental Health Education of Pediatric Trainees
Stephanie L. Brennan · Katrina Fletcher
Discussion group on strengthening mental health curricula for pediatric residents in light of updated ACGME requirements. Participants share implementation strategies and build a collaboration network.
11:00–12:30 · Workshop
Sandwiched Yet Isolated: Midcareer Challenges
Liwei L. Hua · Neha Sharma · Brian Perry Kurtz · Katherine N. Sung
An interactive study group on the strains faced by mid-career child and adolescent psychiatrists balancing generational, cultural and work-life demands. Participants discuss burnout and share strategies for better work-life balance and peer support.
11:00–12:30 · Session
Sports Psychiatry Special Interest Study Group: Building Community Among Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to Advance the Field
Jonathan Chevinsky · Gino Mortillaro
A facilitated, discussion-based study group for child and adolescent psychiatrists interested in sports psychiatry. Participants explore shared clinical, ethical and systems challenges in caring for young athletes and brainstorm collaborative initiatives within AACAP.
11:00–13:00 · Workshop · Wellness Program
Exploring Improvisational Theater and Mindfulness to Break the Ice: Group Activities to Target Anxiety and Depression, and Promote Self-Esteem
Michael Frank Mazzeo · Timothy Rice · Lukas Bobak · Hugh H. Burke · Patrick Lasowski · Jessica F. Sachs · Paria Zarrinnegar
Interactive wellness session in which participants take part in improv and mindfulness group games, then reflect on how these can be used with young patients with social anxiety and depression and to support clinician communication and wellbeing.
11:00–12:30 · Session
Clinics and C-Suites: The Roles of MBAs, MHAs, and Formal Business Training for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Leaders
Mary Lynn Dell · Rajeev Krishna · Ujjwal Ramtekkar
A special interest study group on how formal business degrees such as the MBA and MHA can support child and adolescent psychiatrists in leadership, administration, advocacy and career development. Leaders share their own career paths and invite roundtable discussion.
11:30–13:00 · Workshop · Wellness Program
Matcha for Mindfulness: A Wellness Workshop on the History, Health Benefits, and Preparation of Matcha
Jasmine Liu-Zarzuela · Ankur Sharma · Swapna Deshpande · Samantha Hayes · Lalita Thitiseranee
A hands-on wellness workshop where attendees learn the background and potential health benefits of matcha and prepare it mindfully. The emphasis is on sensory focus, relaxation and stress reduction.
12:30–14:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Impacting Trainees Toward Becoming Cultural Psychiatrists Around the World Through Interactive Storytelling and Empowering Community
Elizabeth Y. Li · Eunice Y. Yuen · Vidya Krishnan · Sammi Wong · Jessica A. Xu · Zilin Cui
Explores how interactive storytelling and community building can help trainees develop as culturally attuned psychiatrists across global settings.
12:30–14:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
New Challenges in the Care of LGBTQIA+ Identified Youth
Cecilia M. Albers · Amber Hunt · Shannon Gilreath · Anna Dorsett · Michelle J. Curtin
Addresses current clinical and legal challenges in caring for LGBTQIA+ identified youth.
12:30–14:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Phenomenology and Treatment of Depression in ASD
Christopher J. McDougle · Samantha Vanderslice · Michelle B. Menezes
Covers how depression presents and is treated in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
12:30–14:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Problematic Parental Digital Media Use: Recognizing When a Caregiver’s Online Behaviors Are Impacting the Mental Health of Their Child
Meredith Gansner · Erin L. Belfort · Elizabeth K. Englander · Jacob Kaiser
Looks at how caregivers' problematic digital media use can affect children's mental health and how clinicians can recognize it.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
The Washington DC Pipeline: How AI Becomes Law in Child Psychiatry and Why Should You Care?
Sudhir Shenoy · Karen Pierce · Vishal Madaan · Jasleen Singh · Sudhakar Shenoy
Explains how AI legislation and policy are developed in Washington and what it means for child and adolescent psychiatry practice.
12:30–14:30 · Session · Other Programs
Leading With Purpose: Navigating Complexity, Burnout, and Change in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Yiu Kee Warren Ng · Muhammad Waqar Azeem · Muhammad Zeshan · Consuelo C. Cagande
Explores purpose-driven and authentic leadership approaches for child psychiatrists facing burnout, workforce strain and institutional change. Uses didactics, role-play and small-group discussion to build leadership tools for all career stages.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
Integrating Clinical and Research Training in General Psychiatry Residency and Child Fellowship: Outcomes and Experience From Two Decades of the Albert J. Solnit Program at Yale
Describes outcomes from two decades of the Solnit program at Yale, which combines general psychiatry residency and child fellowship with research training.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
The Experience and Legacy of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Research Track at UCLA
Reviews the experience and legacy of the UCLA child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship research track.
12:30–14:30 · Symposium
Developing Clinician-Researchers Through Integrated Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical and Research Training Programs
Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele · Quentin J. Reynolds · Michael H. Bloch · Suma Jacob · Larry K. Brown
Symposium on training programs that integrate clinical and research education to develop clinician-researchers in child and adolescent psychiatry.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
Promoting Integrated Training in the NIMH R25-Funded Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Training Track Program at Brown University
Larry K. Brown · Elizabeth M. Olsen · Jeffrey I. Hunt · Laura Whiteley
Presents Brown University's NIMH R25-funded research training track in child and adolescent psychiatry and how it promotes integrated training.
12:30–15:30 · Workshop · Other Programs
From Clinic to Capitol: A Bootcamp for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to Run for Office
Avanti Bergquist · Steve Bergquist · Ryan Matthew White · Priya Punnoose
Interactive bootcamp on moving from clinical practice to elected office, covering campaign basics, messaging, fundraising and building a personal action plan, led by psychiatrists and a spouse who have run for office.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
Assessing Cannabinoid Receptor Alterations in Psychosis and Cannabis Use Through Postmortem Human Brain Samples and Rodent Models
Examines cannabinoid receptor changes in psychosis and cannabis use using postmortem human brain tissue and rodent models.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
Adolescent Cannabis Use Escalation and Psychiatric Disorders Converge on Shared Neuronal Vulnerability Pathways
Explores shared neuronal vulnerability pathways linking escalating adolescent cannabis use and psychiatric disorders.
12:30–14:30 · Session
The Many Colors of Catatonia: Practical Recognition in Complex Pediatric Presentations
Sohail A. Nibras · Julia A. Gex · Pamela A. Campbell · Claudia Moreno · Danielle W. Lowe
A clinical case conference using three complex adolescent cases to illustrate recognizing and treating catatonia. It covers pharmacologic and ECT-based approaches and the leadership role of consultation-liaison psychiatrists in interdisciplinary teams.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Vapor Exposure to Different Strains of Cannabis on Rat Adulthood Behavior and Brain Connectivity
Covers a rat study of how adolescent vaporized exposure to different cannabis strains affects adult behavior and brain connectivity.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Learning the Cultural Formulation Interview Through Play: Enhancing e-Learning Through Custom Case Simulation and Branching Narratives
Zilin Cui · Elizabeth Y. Li · Annabel Guo · Ashley Cheng · Elaine Shen · Eunice Y. Yuen
Presents a game-like e-learning approach using case simulation and branching narratives to teach the Cultural Formulation Interview.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture
Using Pharmacology to Balance Harm Reduction With Clinical Opportunity From Major and Minor Cannabinoids
Discusses cannabinoid pharmacology to weigh harm reduction against clinical potential of major and minor cannabinoids.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Parental Problematic Tech Use Predicts Child’s Mental Health
Examines how problematic technology use by parents relates to and may predict mental health outcomes in their children.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Understanding the Implications of Chiles v. Salazar for Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse Youth
Examines the legal implications of Chiles v. Salazar for LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse youth.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Waiting for Connection: Considering Parental Mobile Device Use in Attachment
Considers how parents' mobile device use can affect attachment and the parent-child relationship.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Understanding the History and Current Practices of “Conversion” Therapy
Reviews the history and present-day practices of conversion therapy.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Munchausen by Internet, Mommy Groups, and Medical Misinformation: When Online Support for Parents Becomes Dangerous
Discusses how online parent communities and medical misinformation can become harmful to children, including internet-facilitated factitious presentations.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Impact of Conflicting Standards of Care on the Psychiatric Care of LGBTQIA+ Identified Youth and Mental Health Outcomes
Looks at how conflicting standards of care affect psychiatric care and mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ youth.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Building AI Literacy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training
Covers approaches to developing AI literacy among child and adolescent psychiatry trainees.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Intersecting Neurodiversity and the LGBTQIA+ Experience
Addresses the intersection of neurodiversity and LGBTQIA+ identity in youth.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
AI in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Private Practice: Workflow, Safety, and Ethical Considerations
Looks at using AI in private child and adolescent psychiatry practice, including workflow, safety and ethics.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Phenomenology of Depression in Youth With ASD and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Covers how depression presents in youth with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Acting Together: Using Interactive Theater to Cultivate Cultural Sensitivity and Collective Healing Among Healthcare Trainees
Elizabeth Y. Li · Jessica A. Xu · Elizabeth Ma · Sarah J. Ho · Catherine T. Yu · Michael Zarra · Steven Sust · Neha Sharma · Xiaoxi Ouyang · Eunice Y. Yuen
Describes using interactive theater with healthcare trainees to build cultural sensitivity and foster collective healing.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Psychotherapy Treatment for Depression in Autistic Youth
Reviews psychotherapy approaches for depression in autistic youth.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in ASD
Discusses medication treatment of depression in people with autism spectrum disorder.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Sharenting and Kidfluencers: Developmental and Ethical Considerations When Parents Have Problematic Screen Media Use
Considers developmental and ethical issues when parents' problematic screen media use, including sharenting and child influencer content, affects children.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Asian Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Around the World: Building Global Presence, Innovative Community, and Cross-Cultural Lens in Children’s Mental Health
Eunice Y. Yuen · Chen-Yu Wei · Yu-Tien Hsu · Sammi Wong · Elizabeth Y. Li · Richard D. Ha
Explores building a global community and cross-cultural perspective among Asian child and adolescent psychiatrists.
12:30–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Supporting the Pipeline to Training Culturally Concordant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
Sammi Wong · Jessica A. Xu · Elizabeth Y. Li · Annabel Guo · Joanna Li · Priscilla P. Li · Eunice Y. Yuen
Discusses ways to support the training pipeline for culturally concordant child and adolescent psychiatrists.
13:00–15:00 · Session
Managing the Rise in College Students Seeking Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD
Leah Jesse · Priya F. Gearin · Ellen House · Susan Morine
Clinical perspectives on handling the growing number of college students seeking ADHD evaluation and treatment.
13:00–15:00 · Session
Smarter Prescribing in Youth With Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Treating Aggression, Reducing Polypharmacy, and Addressing Supplements
Pankhuree Vandana · Kathleen A. Koth · Jennifer McLaren · Narpinder Malhi · Lisa C. Yeh
Clinical perspectives on prescribing for youth with intellectual developmental disorder, covering aggression treatment, reducing polypharmacy and the use of supplements.
13:00–15:00 · Session · Member Services Forum
Do No Harm: Navigating Common Legal Challenges in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Eraka Bath · Aateqa Ismail · Caitlin R. Costello · Elizabeth A. Lowenhaupt · Anne McBride
A two-hour forum combining didactic teaching and an interactive, case-based exercise on legal and ethical issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. Covers confidentiality, consent and assent, custody and mandated reporting.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Psychotropic Polypharmacy in Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Key Considerations and Strategies for Safe Discontinuation
Covers considerations for reducing and safely discontinuing multiple psychotropic medications in youth with intellectual developmental disorder.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Beyond Pharmaceuticals: Emerging Science of Alternative Interventions and Nutritional Supplementation
Reviews emerging evidence on alternative interventions and nutritional supplements for youth with intellectual developmental disorder.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
ADHD in Today’s Transitional-Age Youth
Looks at ADHD presentation and care in transitional-age youth.
13:00–15:00 · Session
Language Matters: Reconceptualizing “Food Refusal” in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Jaclyn L. Pederson · Kaitlin B. Proctor · William G. Sharp · Hayley Estrem
A clinical case conference on replacing negatively valanced terms for food avoidance in ARFID with updated, patient-centered language tied to a neurobiological model. Includes case examples, lived-experience perspective and small-group vignette practice.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
Influences of Social Media, Technology, and Cultural Factors on College Students’ Interest in ADHD
Considers how social media, technology and culture shape college students' interest in ADHD.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
College Mental Health Centers and ADHD
Addresses how college mental health centers handle ADHD evaluation and treatment demand.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
ADHD and Cannabis Use: Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment
Discusses diagnostic and treatment difficulties when ADHD co-occurs with cannabis use.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
Advancing Psychiatric Care for Youth With Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Assessment and Psychopharmacological Treatment for Externalizing Behaviors and Aggression
Covers assessment and medication treatment of externalizing behaviors and aggression in youth with intellectual developmental disorder.
13:30–15:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Building Parental Identity in the NICU: A Pathway to Resilience in 3 Academic Centers
Roberta Guimaraes De Oliveira · J. Rebecca Weis · Katherine Schwartz · Daniel Eison · Lindsey Wright · Stephanie Rademeyer
A clinical perspectives session on supporting parents' identity and resilience in the neonatal intensive care unit, drawing on experience from three academic centers.
13:30–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Understanding Providers’ Ethical Obligations to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents: The Family-Centered Care Model
Examines the ethical responsibilities of providers toward parents of NICU infants within a family-centered care model.
13:30–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Drawing on Dignity Therapy Principles to Bolster Parental Identity Formation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Discusses applying dignity therapy principles to support parental identity formation among parents in the NICU.
13:30–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Using Trauma-Informed Dyadic Therapy to Support Parental Identity Development
Describes trauma-informed dyadic therapy as a way to support parental identity development for NICU parents.
Workshop · Extended Workshop
Foundations for Treating Functional Impairments in ADHD and Related Conditions: Efficacious Treatments for Organizational Skills and Executive Function Deficits
Workshop led by the manual author of the RCT-tested organizational skills training program, teaching behavioral and cognitive methods for treating organization, time-management, and planning deficits in children and teens with ADHD.
Symposium · Symposium
Friend or Foe? The Complex Intersection Between Development, Cannabis, and Cannabinoid Pharmacology
Shinnyi Chou · Yasmin L. Hurd · Jeremy J. Watts · Jibran Khokhar · Rahul Nachnani
Symposium on cannabis and the developing brain, spanning cannabinoid pharmacology and developmental neuroscience, with addiction neurobiologist Yasmin Hurd.
Symposium · Clinical Perspectives
Individualizing Management of ADHD: Selecting, Prioritizing, and Sequencing Treatments
Mark A. Stein · Steven R. Pliszka · James G. Waxmonsky · Jeffrey H. Newcorn · Stephen V. Faraone · Margaret D. Weiss
An all-star ADHD faculty — including Stephen Faraone, Jeffrey Newcorn, Margaret Weiss, and Steven Pliszka — on how to select, prioritize, and sequence ADHD treatments for the individual patient.
Posters (68)
- New Research Poster Session 6 — Iliyan Ivanov et al.
- Perceived Positive Parenting and Resilience Among Medical Students: A Pilot Study — Chennai A. Marcus
- Understanding Recurrent Psychiatric Hospitalizations in Pediatrics: A Qualitative Study of Patient and Caregiver Perspectives — Charis P. Ma et al.
- Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Adolescents Exposed to Parental Cancer Diagnosis — Lauren M. Kaseman et al.
- Malocclusion, Sleep-Disordered Breathing, and ADHD: Is There a Causal Relationship? — Iliyan Ivanov et al.
- Factors Associated With Medication Adherence in Pediatric Mood Disorders and Suicidality: A Retrospective Analysis — Caitlin Trottier et al.
- Family Resilience and Cumulative Adversity in US Children’s Psychiatric Impairment — Thalia Danae Adrian et al.
- Latent Classes of Psychosocial Factors Are Associated With Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents — Kit M. Quain et al.
- Neuropsychological and Psychiatric Outcomes During Isotretinoin Treatment in Adolescents With Acne Vulgaris — Hansa Betül Öz Genişoğlu et al.
- Measurement-Based Care Outcomes: Evaluating Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents in a Partial Hospitalization Treatment Setting — Kimberly Senko et al.
- Adolescent and Maternal Symptom Dimensions may Have Differential Effects on Severity of Suicidal Attempts Among Adolescents — Meryem Özlem Kütük et al.
- Prevalence of Food Security and Healthy Water Intake Among Medicaid-Insured Youth at Time of Antipsychotic Drug Initiation — Andrea Natalia M. Orpia et al.
- Suicide Deaths and Substance Use Among Young People in the United States: A Retrospective National Violent Death Reporting System Analysis — Ciera N. Fankhauser et al.
- Geographic Variation in Legal Access to Pediatric ECT in the United States: A Review of US State Laws — Darshini Shah et al.
- Caring Contacts After Pediatric Psychiatric Hospitalization: Feasibility and 12-Month Acute Care Utilization Outcomes — Aubry Ball
- Assessing AI Chatbots’ Ability to Recognize and Respond to Scripted Statements Mimicking Suicidal Adolescents — Lalangi Marasinghe et al.
- Choosing Between Aripiprazole and Paliperidone/Risperidone Long-Acting Injectables in Inpatient Psychiatric Youth — Sungmin Hong et al.
- Understanding Unsecured Firearm Storage: Perspectives of North Carolina Adults With Children in the Home — Isabel Rodriguez et al.
- Retrospective Chart Review of Factors Associated With Readmission to an Inpatient Child and Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit — Gerardo Corsi et al.
- Antipsychotic Use and Outcomes in Pediatric Catatonia: Case Series at a Tertiary Children’s Hospital — Annie Chang et al.
- Dietary Behaviors and Mental Health Outcomes in Youth Using a National Survey — Seo Yeon Choi et al.
- Multicamera Depth Sensing to Objectively Measure Motor Activity in Young Children: Correlation With Parent-Rated Restlessness — Hamidreza Komaki et al.
- Predictors of Clinical Outcomes Following Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization — Paige Marie Kramer et al.
- Beyond a Single Attempt: Drivers of Repeated Suicide Attempts Among School Youth — Tony Lugemwa et al.
- Developmental Trajectories of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Predict Adult Outcomes — Emily N. Ong et al.
- Variation in Catatonia Symptoms Across Pediatric Populations — Amelia Shaddinger
- Reduction in Mechanical Restraint Use Following Implementation of an Integrated Behavioral Emergency Program in a Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Specialty Hospital — Hailey Bennion et al.
- Amygdala Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Adolescent Depression With Suicidal Ideation — Kyung Hwa Lee et al.
- Engaging Local Youth Volunteers as Standardized Patients in a Pediatric Residency Suicide Prevention S imulation-Based Training — Eesha Nazir et al.
- Predictive Value of Suicide Attempt History for Mood Recurrence in Bipolar Disorder: A Survival Analysis Study — Eunju Kim et al.
- Factors Associated With Increased Risk for Suicide in Adolescents Who Self-Injure — Sarah D. Klagsbrun et al.
- Psychiatric Hospitalization and Postdischarge Suicide Risk in Adolescents: A Systematic Review — Sofiya Ivanova et al.
- Mental Health History and Perioperative Opioid Outcomes in Adolescents: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis — Anjali Pathak et al.
- Cyberbullying, Self-Harm, and Suicidality Among Adolescents: Evidence From the Georgia Student Health Survey, 2024 — Yinuo Liu et al.
- Therapeutic Alliance During an RCT for Acute Suicide Treatment in Youth and Young Adults: Engagement During the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) — Tatiana Falcone et al.
- Hierarchical Clustering of Emotion Dysregulation Profiles of Suicidal Adolescents in an Intensive Outpatient Program — Aanika Kashyap et al.
- Adversity Profiles and Suicidality Among US High School Students: Latent Class Analysis of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey — Parth Modi et al.
- When Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Facilitates Social Connection: Adolescent Engagement Within #shedtwt — Margaret V. Meyers et al.
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Disorders Identified Using ICD-10 Codes in Electronic Health Records — Wenna Xi et al.
- Hopelessness as a Treatment Target in Acutely Suicidal Youth and Young Adults — Tatiana Falcone et al.
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and High-Risk Clinical Phenotypes: Evidence From Offspring of Patients With Severe Mental Illness — Maria A. Amaya-Farfan et al.
- Suicidality-Related Emergency Department Visits Among US Children and Adolescents, 2016-2022 — Ayse K. Coskun et al.
- Examining the Role of Perfectionistic Self-Presentation and Parental Alienation on Physical and Mental Health Among Adolescents From a High-Achieving School — Alexis A. Anello et al.
- Nonpsychiatric Medical Comorbidities in Suicidality-Related Emergency Department Visits Among US Children and Adolescents, 2016–2022 — Ayse K. Coskun et al.
- Pharmacotherapy Prior to and Following Intentional Overdose Among Medicaid-Insured Adolescents With ADHD — Rachel E. Dew et al.
- Factors Influencing Suicide Planning Among Korean Middle-Aged Adolescents: Based on the 2024 Youth Health Behavior Survey — Woo Young IM
- Social Determinants and Cognitive Correlates of Pediatric Somatic Symptom Disorders: A US Case-Control Study — Rochaknaveen Bains et al.
- Examining the Relationship Between ADHD and Online Engagement With Suicide or Self-Injury–Related Content Prior to Hospital Presentations for Self-Harm — Isabel Betances et al.
- The Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Suicidality in Pediatric Populations: A Scoping Review — Leanne Thomas et al.
- Suicide Risk Screening in Indigenous Youth, a Pilot Study in Guatemala — Laura Sofia Soler Nunez et al.
- Psychiatric Comorbidities in Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES): Analysis of an Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service — Vanessa Villalpando et al.
- Primary Care Psychiatric Prescribing for Adolescents With Suicidal Ideation — Steven Mcgaughey et al.
- Child Maltreatment and Subsequent Medically Documented Suicide Attempts in Victims and Siblings — Christin M. Ogle et al.
- Bullying Exposure Patterns and Suicidality in a Statewide Survey of 749,478 Adolescents — Baris Olten et al.
- Atomoxetine Augmentation for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Female Adolescents With Attention Problems: A Naturalistic Pre-Post Study — Kukju Kweon et al.
- Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Self-Harm Among Youth With ASD — Kelly Lin et al.
- Actigraphic Measures of Sleep and Rest Activity Rhythms in Association With Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Preadolescent Children — Andrew Tubbs et al.
- Cohort Effects and Clinical Trends in Youth Who Died by Suicide From 2002-2021 — Rachel Holley et al.
- Beyond Average Effects: Generalized Additive Mixed Models Identify Latent Menstrual Cycle Trajectories of Psychiatric Symptoms in High-Risk Adolescents — Ashley Ross et al.
- Enhancing Patient Satisfaction in Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Through Discharge Family Meetings — Jacqueline Lim et al.
- Our Recommendations Were Not Followed, What Next? Balancing Autonomy, Respect, and Beneficence — Shannon Barnett et al.
- Remotely Delivered Mind-Body Intervention Alters the Relationship Between Cerebral Blood Flow and Emotional Functioning in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial — David Quezada et al.
- Factors Associated With Adoption of Child Psychiatry Access Program Components — Sebastian El Ghaity-Beckley
- Transdiagnostic Psychopathology Factor Predicts Psychiatric and Functional Outcomes From Childhood to Adulthood in a Brazilian Sample — Jônatas Magalhães Santos et al.
- Post–COVID-19 Trends in the Utilization of Telepsychiatry Services by Medical Students and Graduates — Sophie Criss et al.
- Youth Safety Planning and Acute Care Readmissions: A Quality Outcome Evaluation Pilot Study — Virginia Henson et al.
- Neural Moderation of the Link Between Value-Based Learning and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescent Females: A Computational Approach — Spencer Burris-Brown et al.
- Intersectionality of Cannabis Use and Suicide Risk in Youth — Andrea M. Horbey et al.