Anxiety Disorders at AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

65 sessions on anxiety disorders · October 26–31, 2026, Atlanta, GA. Compare anxiety disorders at other meetings →

Monday, October 26

Tuesday, October 27

Wednesday, October 28

Posters (9)

  • Comparison of Anxiety Symptom Severity and Change Across Treatment Between Parent- and Child-Reported Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) Scores — Paris A. Nix et al.
  • Impact of Sertraline Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics on Adverse Effects and Treatment Efficacy in Pediatric Patients With Anxiety — Cynthia Mora Muñoz et al.
  • Understanding Associative Learning and Behavioral Avoidance in Misophonia — Joseph F. McGuire
  • Evaluating the Effect of an Evidence-Based CBT Program on Autistic Youth Anxiety Symptoms — Sarah Myers et al.
  • Social Support as a Protective Factor in Social Anxiety and School-Attendance Stress — Rohma Zaidi et al.
  • Emotional Dysregulation and Treatment Response in Adolescent Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Secondary Analysis of a Placebo-Controlled Trial — Jeffrey A. Mills et al.
  • Maternal and Infant Subcortical Volumes: Biomarkers for Pediatric Anxiety — Monica Feliz R. Castillo et al.
  • Avoidance Coping and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents: Convergence Across Self-Reported, Behavioral, and Neural Indicators — Iseli Irizarry et al.
  • Emotional and Behavioral Profiles of Children With ODD With and Without Comorbid Generalized Anxiety Disorder in an Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program — Reeya R. Patel et al.

Thursday, October 29

Posters (6)

  • Evaluating Anxiety Outcomes in Early Childhood Autism Following Behavioral Treatment: Intake to Discharge — Eunsu Lee et al.
  • Increased Rates of Anxiety and Depression in College Students With Diagnosed ASD and ADHD — Aubrey A. Welburn et al.
  • The Influence of Childhood Emotional Abuse on Depression and Anxiety Outcomes for Adolescents Seeking Residential Treatment — Michelle D. Tobar et al.
  • Online Gaming and Mental Health: Impact on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among High School and Intermediate Students — Yuthika Yadav
  • Sociocultural Influences on Appearance Anxiety and Body Dysmorphic Symptoms in Adolescent Girls: Social Media, Peers, and Parental Factors — Jinsoo Kim et al.
  • COVID-19 Pandemic’s Association With Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mood Disorders at a County Safety-Net Hospital — Mark Pintea et al.

Friday, October 30

Posters (4)

  • Mental Health Disparities in Major Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Among Sexual- and Gender-Minority Young Adults Across Racial Groups — Jessica A. Xu et al.
  • Is Nic Making Children Sick? Nicotine Use, Anxiety Severity, and Screening Gaps Among US Adolescents — Natasha Reddy et al.
  • Examining the Relationship Between Childhood-Onset Anxiety and Later Adolescent Substance Use — Kristina M. Johnson et al.
  • Wearable-Derived Sleep and Heart Rate Variability Metrics With Anxiety in Pregnant and Postpartum Youth With PTSD — Megan Lean et al.

Saturday, October 31

Other topics at this meeting

Child & Adolescent 1361Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders 272Diverse & Underserved Populations 231Practice, Policy & Workforce 171Psychotherapy 166Education & Training 156Digital Psychiatry & AI 149Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis 145ADHD 135Neuroscience & Mechanisms 124PTSD & Trauma 114Suicide & Self-Harm 110

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