Personality Disorders at AACAP Annual Meeting 2026
20 sessions on personality disorders · October 26–31, 2026, Atlanta, GA. Compare personality disorders at other meetings →
Monday, October 26
15:00–17:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Integrating Trauma Therapies in Residential Care of Adolescent Patients With Primary Depressive Disorders and Comorbid PTSD and Cluster B Traits
Discusses combining trauma-focused therapies in residential treatment for adolescents with depressive disorders, comorbid PTSD and Cluster B traits.
Tuesday, October 27
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Negative Impact of Stigma on Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents
Examines how stigma hinders diagnosis and treatment of borderline personality disorder in adolescents.
13:00–16:00 · Workshop
Regulate, Don’t Terminate! DBT Strategies for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Working With Dysregulated Teens
Allison B. Ventura · Steven P. Cuffe · Scott R. Johnson · Zachary G. Cooley
A hands-on workshop teaching child and adolescent psychiatrists core DBT-A skills and the biosocial model to engage and retain dysregulated teens, including those with BPD traits, and to support clinician self-regulation.
Wednesday, October 28
11:30–13:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Invalidation From All Sides: Considerations for Functional Neurological Disorder in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Covers considerations for functional neurological disorder in youth who also have borderline personality disorder.
11:30–13:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Dangerous Impulsivity: Optimizing Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Discusses optimizing treatment of substance use disorders in youth with borderline personality disorder.
11:30–13:30 · Session
Creating Order From Chaos: How to Manage Co-occurring Disorders in Complex Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Anthony Daggett · James T. McCracken · Sinclaire M. O'Grady · Michael Nemeh · John J. Hartman
Addresses management of co-occurring disorders in complex youth who have borderline personality disorder.
11:30–13:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Where to Start? Principles of Prioritizing Management of Co-occurring Disorders in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Discusses principles for prioritizing treatment of co-occurring disorders in youth with borderline personality disorder.
11:30–13:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Competing Crises: Managing Eating Disorders in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Addresses how to manage eating disorders when they co-occur with borderline personality disorder in adolescents.
12:00–13:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: Innovative and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Controversies Around Diagnosis and Treatment
Yasas Chandra Tanguturi · Meg Benningfield · Mollie Quinn Gurley · Amber R. Lemons · Marissa A. Nunes Moreno
Clinical perspectives session on diagnostic and treatment controversies in adolescent borderline personality disorder, using multidisciplinary approaches.
12:00–13:30 · Lecture
Optimizing Inpatient Care for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Psychoeducation Approach
Covers a psychoeducation-based approach to improving inpatient care for adolescents with borderline personality disorder.
12:00–13:30 · Lecture
Best Practices for Deprescribing and Conservative Prescribing to Avoid Polypharmacy in Borderline Personality Disorder
Discusses deprescribing and conservative prescribing strategies to limit polypharmacy in borderline personality disorder.
12:00–13:30 · Lecture
Embedding a Comprehensive DBT Within a Mood Specialty Program: Development, Implementation, and Clinical Impact
Describes building and implementing a comprehensive DBT program within a mood specialty program and its clinical impact.
15:30–17:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Please Sleep and Exercise: An Organized Approach to Managing Biological Vulnerability With Lifestyle Changes Using DBT’s PLEASE Skills
Covers using DBT PLEASE skills to address biological vulnerability through lifestyle changes in youth with BPD.
Child & Adolescent · Lifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry · Psychotherapy
15:30–17:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Stop Feeling Your Feelings! How to Approach Emotional Invalidation in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Addresses approaches to emotional invalidation in youth with borderline personality disorder.
15:30–17:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Neurodivergence in Borderline Personality Disorder: Addressing ADHD and ASD to Target Biological Vulnerability and Emotional Invalidation in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Discusses how co-occurring ADHD and autism relate to treatment targets in youth with borderline personality disorder.
ADHD · Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Child & Adolescent
15:30–17:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Biosocial Model of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Asset for Psychoeducation and Treatment Formulation
Explains how the biosocial model can guide psychoeducation and treatment formulation for youth with borderline personality disorder.
15:30–17:30 · Symposium · Clinical Perspectives
Simplifying Complexity: Using the Biosocial Theory to Determine Treatment Targets in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder
Anthony Daggett · Michael W. Tsappis · Sinclaire M. O'Grady · John J. Hartman · Michael Nemeh
Applies biosocial theory to identify treatment targets for adolescents with borderline personality disorder.
Posters (1)
- DMDD, Bipolar Disorder, and Borderline Features in Childhood: Findings From a Naturalistic Sample — Cicek N. Bakir et al.
Thursday, October 29
09:30–11:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Mentalization-Based Treatment for Emerging Borderline Personality Traits
Discusses mentalization-based treatment for adolescents showing emerging borderline personality traits.
Friday, October 30
13:30–16:30 · Workshop
Manualized Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents: A Primer in Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children and Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents
Timothy Rice · Leon Hoffman · Maitreyee N. Berends · Alexander Sheppe · Darby Herkert · Anton D. Livshin · Jasmine Race
Practice-oriented primer on two manualized short-term psychodynamic therapies: regulation-focused psychotherapy for children with externalizing behaviors and transference-focused psychotherapy for adolescents with personality pathology. Uses video vignettes, case material, breakout discussions and audience cases, and addresses training and implementation.
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