Bipolar Disorder at AACAP Annual Meeting 2026
27 sessions on bipolar disorder · October 26–31, 2026, Atlanta, GA. Compare bipolar disorder at other meetings →
Monday, October 26
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Symposium
Understanding the Natural Landscape of the Chronology of MDD and Mania in Youth: Findings From an ASD-Enriched Sample
Presents findings on the timing and sequence of major depression and mania in youth in an autism-enriched sample.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Child & Adolescent · Depression
Tuesday, October 27
14:00–16:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Mania vs Agitated Catatonia, Plus Treatment Complications in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Differentiates mania from agitated catatonia and reviews treatment complications in a patient with Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Catatonia · Child & Adolescent
14:00–16:00 · Lecture
A Robust Analysis of the Parent-Report Child Mania Rating Scale in a Nationally Representative Sample of 6–18-Year-Olds
Marissa B. McClellan · Yinuo Liu · Cristian Alcaino · Eric A. Youngstrom
Wednesday, October 28
11:00–13:00 · Symposium
Innovating for Impact: Participant, Clinical, Educational, and Research Lessons Learned From the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) Study
Heather Hower · David J. Miklowitz · Danella Hafeman · Benjamin I. Goldstein · Jeffrey I. Hunt · Boris Birmaher
Presents lessons from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study across participant, clinical, educational and research perspectives.
11:00–13:00 · Lecture · Symposium
Lived-Experience Perspectives From the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) Study: Diagnoses, Symptoms, Functioning, and Treatment
Presents lived-experience perspectives from COBY study participants on diagnoses, symptoms, functioning and treatment.
11:00–13:00 · Lecture · Symposium
Beyond Mood: Demographic, Clinical, Familial, and Environmental Considerations in the Assessment and Management of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder
Reviews demographic, clinical, familial and environmental factors relevant to assessing and managing early-onset bipolar disorder.
11:00–13:00 · Lecture · Symposium
Evidence to Curriculum: How 23 Years of the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth ( COBY) Data Resolved Controversies and Transformed Training
Describes how long-term COBY data settled controversies about pediatric bipolar disorder and shaped training.
11:00–13:00 · Lecture · Symposium
Longitudinal Findings from the COBY Study: Course, Outcomes, and Risk Predictors
Summarizes longitudinal COBY findings on course, outcomes and risk predictors in bipolar youth.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture
Neural Response to Social Reward in Youth With Familial Risk for Bipolar Disorder: Markers of Mood Episodes
Melissa P. DelBello · Corey R. Jones · David E. Fleck · Luis Patino Duran · Tricia L. Nick · Stephen M. Strakowski · Jorge Almeida
Neuroimaging of social reward processing in youth at familial risk for bipolar disorder as a marker of mood episodes.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture
A Novel Machine Learning Method Predicting Suicidality in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Evidence-Based AI LASSO
Cesar A. Soutullo · Hammza-Jabbar-Abd-Sattar Hamoudi · Benson Mwangi · Jair C. Soares
A machine learning approach to predicting suicidality in youth with bipolar disorder.
Child & Adolescent · Digital Psychiatry & AI · Suicide & Self-Harm
14:30–16:30 · Lecture
Linking Mood With Energy and Movement: AI Detection of Bipolar Disorder in Youth
Rasim Somer Diler · Farzan Vahedifard · Boris Birmaher · Jonathan Hart · Michele Bertocci
Using AI to detect pediatric bipolar disorder from energy and movement measures linked to mood.
Symposium · Symposium
Emerging AI and Imaging Techniques for Diagnosis and Risk Stratification in Pediatric Mood Disorders
Rasim Somer Diler · Boris Birmaher · Cesar A. Soutullo · Melissa P. DelBello · Manpreet K. Singh
Symposium on AI-assisted and neuroimaging approaches to diagnosing and risk-stratifying pediatric mood disorders, with pediatric bipolar researchers Boris Birmaher, Melissa DelBello, and Manpreet Singh.
Child & Adolescent · Digital Psychiatry & AI · Neuroscience & Mechanisms
Posters (2)
- Hyperstriving Cognitive Style and Inflammation in Adolescents at Risk of Developing Bipolar Disorder — Cecilia N. Hollenhorst et al.
- DMDD, Bipolar Disorder, and Borderline Features in Childhood: Findings From a Naturalistic Sample — Cicek N. Bakir et al.
Thursday, October 29
08:00–10:00 · Lecture
Cardiometabolic Brain Connections in Youth With Psychiatric Disorders: Focus on Bipolar Disorder
Examines links between cardiometabolic health and brain findings in young people with psychiatric illness, emphasizing bipolar disorder.
Child & Adolescent · Neuroscience & Mechanisms · Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry
08:00–10:00 · Lecture
Metformin for Overweight and Obese Children With Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Treated With Second-Generation Antipsychotics: A Large Pragmatic Study
Presents a large pragmatic study of metformin for weight gain in children with bipolar spectrum disorders on second-generation antipsychotics.
Antipsychotic Prescribing · Child & Adolescent · GLP-1 & Metabolic Psychiatry
10:00–12:00 · Lecture
Stimulant Treatment-Emergent Mania in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Looks at mania emerging during stimulant treatment in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.
10:00–12:00 · Symposium
Following the Trend: Exploring the Impact of Longitudinal Studies on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outcomes
Mai Uchida · James T. McCracken · Janet R. Wozniak · Gagan Joshi · Timothy E. Wilens
Symposium on how longitudinal studies inform understanding of psychiatric outcomes in children and adolescents.
16:00–18:00 · Lecture
Updates in Anxiety, OCD, and Bipolar Disorder
Updates on recent evidence in anxiety disorders, OCD, and bipolar disorder in young patients.
Anxiety Disorders · Child & Adolescent · OCD & Related Disorders
Posters (5)
- Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Randomized Controlled Trials for Youth With Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review — Aaron Silverman et al.
- Association of Age at Menarche With Clinical Presentation and 5-Year Outcomes in First-Episode Psychosis and Mania — Gokce S. Uncu et al.
- Neuroprogression in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Longitudinal Impairments in Cognitive and Affective Functioning — Sherin Kurian et al.
- Listening for Mania: Interpretable Speech Clusters Track Symptom Severity in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder — Aaron Elkins et al.
- Chronic Irritability Comes Under the Microscope: How Different Is Disruptive Mood Regulation Disorder From Bipolar and Oppositional Disorders? — Maria A. Arias-Pineda et al.
Friday, October 30
10:00–12:00 · Session
When Sleep, SSRIs, and Stimulants Collide: A Preadolescent Case of Psychosis, Mania, and Diagnostic Uncertainty
David J. Miklowitz · Benjamin Schneider · Kate M. Hagen · David Okikawa · Margaret Y. Yau
Clinical case conference on a 10-year-old with anxiety, ADHD and OCD who developed psychosis and then mania after SSRI and stimulant treatment. Covers diagnostic differentiation, medication risks and benefits, and culturally responsive family-centered care.
Child & Adolescent · Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis · Stimulants & ADHD Medications
Posters (1)
- Latent Neurocognitive Factors Can Discriminate ADHD in Inpatient Adolescents With or at Risk for Bipolar Disorder — Rasim Somer Diler et al.
Saturday, October 31
Posters (1)
- Predictive Value of Suicide Attempt History for Mood Recurrence in Bipolar Disorder: A Survival Analysis Study — Eunju Kim et al.
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