Schizophrenia & Psychosis at AACAP Annual Meeting 2026
83 sessions on schizophrenia & psychosis · October 26–31, 2026, Atlanta, GA. Compare schizophrenia & psychosis at other meetings →
Monday, October 26
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Institute
Large Language Models: An Introduction for Clinicians and Application to Childhood Onset Psychosis
Introduces large language models to clinicians and illustrates their application to childhood-onset psychosis.
13:00–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Clozapine Augmentation With Antipsychotic and Nonantipsychotic Agents
Covers strategies for augmenting clozapine with other antipsychotic and non-antipsychotic medications in youth with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
13:00–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Changing the Trajectory: Clozapine in Pediatric Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Discusses the role of clozapine in treating pediatric treatment-resistant schizophrenia and its effect on outcomes.
13:00–14:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
ECT in Pediatric Treatment-Resistant Psychosis: Efficacy and Key Challenges
Reviews the efficacy of ECT for treatment-resistant psychosis in young patients and the challenges involved.
Symposium · Clinical Perspectives
Stuck at the Crossroads: Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia in Youth
Henry Teaford · Brent Beck · Tatum Burdo · Shruti Tilak
Clinical perspectives session on managing treatment-resistant schizophrenia in children and adolescents, including when and how to move to clozapine and other next-step strategies.
Tuesday, October 27
08:00–10:00 · Lecture
Shared Genetic Risk Between Autism and Schizophrenia: Early Insights From Clinical Research
A talk within a symposium on emerging psychosis in autism, presenting early clinical research findings on genetic risk that is shared between autism and schizophrenia.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Child & Adolescent · Neuroscience & Mechanisms
08:00–10:00 · Lecture
Separating an Object From Its Shadow: The Experience of a Psychosis Risk Program in Treating Individuals With ASD
Describes one psychosis risk program's experience treating individuals with autism.
08:00–10:00 · Lecture
Occupational Therapy-Informed Interventions in Early Psychosis Care for Individuals With ASD and Psychosis
Covers occupational therapy-informed interventions in early psychosis care for autistic individuals.
09:00–11:00 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Cannabis Use and Early Psychosis Syndromes
Elizabeth Cohen · Hyun Jung Kim · Tushita Mayanil · Henry Teaford · Jeonghyun Shin
Clinical session on the relationship between cannabis use and early psychosis syndromes in youth.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Mary Jane 2.0: The Changing Face of Cannabis
Talk on how cannabis products and use patterns are changing, within a session on cannabis and early psychosis.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
From High to Harm: Cannabis and the Neural Pathways Linked to Psychosis
Examines the neural pathways connecting cannabis use to psychosis risk.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Cannabis Use in Early Psychosis: Epidemiology, Risk Associations, and Evolving Practice Landscape
Covers epidemiology and risk associations of cannabis use in early psychosis and how clinical practice is evolving.
09:00–11:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Mind the Gap: Examining the Intersection of Cannabis Policy and Early Psychosis
Jeonghyun Shin · Hyun Jung Kim
Looks at how cannabis policy interacts with early psychosis care and outcomes.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
Longitudinal Outcomes for Patients Beyond the First 2 Years in an Early Psychosis Program: Should They Stay, or Should They Go?
Looks at long-term patient outcomes beyond the standard two-year period in an early psychosis program and whether to continue or end care.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
Scaling Early Detection in an Urban Early Psychosis Program: Evaluation of Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) at EPIC-NOLA
Evaluates the CALM approach for scaling early detection within an urban early psychosis program.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Impact of Psychosis-Related Stigma on Youth and Caregiver Communication and Disclosure Processes
Considers how psychosis-related stigma shapes communication and disclosure between youth and their caregivers.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture · Symposium
Reframing Early Psychosis: A Longitudinal, Systems-Based Approach to Youth Care
Presents a longitudinal, systems-based approach to caring for youth with early psychosis, drawing on a decade of clinic experience.
13:00–15:00 · Symposium
A Decade of the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic-New Orleans: Beyond the First Episode—Early Detection and the Continuum of Psychosis Care
Ashley Weiss · Glen McDermott · Patricia Hawley · Ramin Mojtabai · Serena Chaudhry
Reviews ten years of an early psychosis clinic, focusing on early detection and the continuum of psychosis care.
13:00–15:00 · Lecture
Clinical Trajectories and Outcomes Among Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Identified Through a Community Early Detection Program
Examines clinical courses and outcomes of youth identified as clinical high risk for psychosis through a community early detection program.
14:00–16:00 · Session
“Voices or Thoughts?” Overcoming Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges at the Intersection of Pediatric OCD and Psychosis
Michelle L. Zaydlin · Jamie R. Odzer · Aisa M. Moreno-Megui · Jessica D. Leuchter
A clinical case conference using three pediatric cases to show how obsessive-compulsive symptoms can be mistaken for psychosis, and how the two can co-occur. It covers phenomenological assessment, autism and medical comorbidity, cultural considerations, and treatment options.
Child & Adolescent · Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis · OCD & Related Disorders
14:00–16:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Could This Be Catatonia? A Case of Refractory Psychosis Associated With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Case of refractory psychosis with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in which catatonia was considered.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Catatonia · Child & Adolescent
Symposium · Symposium
Emerging Psychosis in Autism: Implications for Risk Assessment, Clinical Care, and Research
Amandeep Jutla · Takahiro Soda · James T. McCracken · Gautam Rajendran · Margaret R. Latt
Symposium examining how psychosis emerges in autistic youth and what that means for risk assessment, clinical management, and future research.
Wednesday, October 28
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
When Cannabis Vaping Precipitates Psychosis: Clinical Lessons From Inpatient Youth Cases
Shares clinical lessons from inpatient youth cases in which cannabis vaping preceded psychosis.
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Markers in Adolescents With Psychotic Disorders
Presents neuromelanin-sensitive MRI findings as potential markers in adolescents with psychotic disorders.
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
Culture, Context, and Cannabis: Who Is Most at Risk for Psychosis?
Considers cultural and contextual factors that shape which youth are most at risk for cannabis-related psychosis.
Cannabis & Cannabinoids · Child & Adolescent · Diverse & Underserved Populations
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
From Hospital to Home: Continuity of Care After Cannabis-Induced Psychosis
Addresses continuity of care for adolescents after discharge following cannabis-induced psychosis.
Cannabis & Cannabinoids · Child & Adolescent · Collaborative & Integrated Care
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
Resting-State Development of the Insula
A talk within a symposium on early-career research in psychosis and neurodevelopment, focused on how resting-state activity of the insula develops.
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
Novel Individual-Level Neuroimaging Biomarkers Across the Early Psychosis Spectrum
A talk within a symposium on early-career research, addressing individual-level neuroimaging biomarkers across the early psychosis spectrum.
Neuroscience & Mechanisms · Pharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
Speech-Based Biomarkers for Psychosis Risk States
A talk within a symposium on early-career research, covering the use of speech-based biomarkers to identify psychosis risk states.
Child & Adolescent · Pharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry
10:30–12:30 · Session
From Potency to Psychosis: Innovating Clinical Care for Cannabis-Related Psychosis in Adolescents
Anton D. Livshin · Jesse Hinckley · Skylar Ackerman · Mansi Chandra · Christian Thurstone
10:30–12:30 · Symposium
Advances in Psychosis and Neurodevelopment: Perspectives from Early Career Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Institute (CAPRI) Participants
Eric T. Monson · Jacqueline Alexandra Clauss · Tonya White · Musa Yilanli · Elizabeth A. Flook · Halide Bilge Turkozer · Debha N. Amatya
Early-career CAPRI participants present research advances on psychosis and neurodevelopment in youth.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Child & Adolescent · Neuroscience & Mechanisms
10:30–12:30 · Lecture
Biology Behind the Break: How Cannabis Contributes to Psychotic Symptoms
Covers the biological mechanisms by which cannabis may contribute to psychotic symptoms.
Cannabis & Cannabinoids · Child & Adolescent · Neuroscience & Mechanisms
Posters (13)
- Psychosis as an Adverse Effect of Antibiotics in Children and Adolescents — Brian Miller et al.
- System-Level Factors Associated With Duration of Untreated Psychosis in Adolescents: A Scoping Review — Alex Heo et al.
- System-Level Predictors of the Inability to Engage Following Referral to Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic - New Orleans (EPIC-NOLA) — Sonali Notani et al.
- Rural-Urban Disparities in Early Psychosis Program Access Across Georgia Counties — Gabrielle Allen et al.
- Negative Symptoms Dimensions and Their Association With Clinical and Demographic Variables in Adolescents With Schizophrenia — Omar Hanun et al.
- Examining the Predictive Value of the Early Psychosis Screener-9 in Pediatric Populations — Lena A. Wood et al.
- Serious Neuropsychiatric Illness in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Includes Symptoms of Affective Disorder, Psychosis, and Catatonia — Teresa M. Kohlenberg et al.
- Ethnic Disparities in Care Pathways and Hospitalization Following First Psychosis Presentation Among Children and Adolescents in Southern Israel — Hadar Sadeh et al.
- Interaction of Cannabis and Family History of Psychosis Predicts Conversion to Psychosis at Long-Term Follow-Up in Clinical High-Risk Youth — Erick Regalado et al.
- Glymphatic MRI Markers in Adolescent First-Episode Psychosis — Musa Yilanli et al.
- High Suicide and Mortality Rates in Long-Term Follow-Up of Youth at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis — Tara H. Trujillo et al.
- Impact of Childhood Trauma on Emotion Reactivity and Resilience in Youth at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis — Maria Iorini et al.
- Psychosis-Related Symptom Dimensions in the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18: Exploratory Factor Analysis in 557 Mexican Children and Adolescents — Andrea Fernanda Guerrero Medrano et al.
Thursday, October 29
09:00–11:00 · Session
When Insight Fades: OCD, Psychosis, and the Adolescent Brain
Krystal L. Del Castillo · Mahta Baghoolizadeh · Cameron Carter · Michael M. Chu · Josephine Lu
A clinical case conference on three adolescents with co-occurring obsessive-compulsive and psychotic symptoms. It covers diagnostic differentiation, bias in decision-making, and family-centered multimodal early intervention.
Child & Adolescent · Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis · OCD & Related Disorders
09:30–11:30 · Lecture
The Large-Language Model Chatbot Product ChatGPT Does Not Reliably Generate Appropriate Responses to Psychotic Content
Elaine Shen · Fadi J. Hamati · Meghan R. Donohue · Ragy R. Girgis · Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele · Amandeep Jutla
Assesses whether ChatGPT responds appropriately when given psychotic content.
10:00–12:00 · Session
Through the Looking Glass and Back Again: The Immigrant and Native-Born Journey Through Psychosis
Amy M. Mayhew · Neha Sharma · Anna Perez · John M. Lim · Tatum Burdo · Ananya Roy · Leela Mohan
Clinical perspectives comparing the course and care of psychosis in immigrant and native-born youth.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Psychosis and Immigration-Related Stressors
Looks at how stressors tied to immigration relate to psychosis, as part of a symposium on immigrant and native-born experiences of psychosis.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Revisiting the Outcomes Paradox of Schizophrenia: Clinical Implications From Global Research
Reexamines differences in schizophrenia outcomes across global settings and what they mean for clinical practice.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Considering Cross-Cultural Dynamics: Engaging Families in Psychosis Care
Discusses cross-cultural considerations in involving families in the care of people with psychosis.
10:00–12:00 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Missed Windows: Access to Early Psychosis Care for Immigrants
Addresses barriers immigrants face in reaching early psychosis services.
14:30–16:30 · Session · Clinical Perspectives
Psychosis, Not Schizophrenia: An Update on Differentials for Perceptual Disturbances
Jonathan A. Muniz · Tamara Welikson · Apshara Ravichandran · Roberto P. Rosado · Kimberly Marie Smith · Sa Eun Park
Reviews the differential diagnosis of perceptual disturbances and psychotic-like symptoms in youth that are not schizophrenia.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
Does My Child Hear Voices?
Talk in a session on perceptual disturbances in children, considering how to evaluate whether a child is hearing voices.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
The Voice Tells Me to Do It
Talk in a session on differentials for perceptual disturbances, focusing on command-type voices.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
It Was All So Sudden
Talk in a session on differentials for perceptual disturbances, addressing sudden-onset psychotic symptoms.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture
AI, Neurodivergence, and Psychosis: Navigating Risk, Reality, and Relationships
Isha R. Jalnapurkar · Sydney Reynders
Discusses risks and relational considerations of AI use among neurodivergent individuals, including psychosis concerns.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Digital Psychiatry & AI
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
The Voices Talk To Me
Talk in a session on differential diagnoses for perceptual disturbances in youth, addressing voices and how they are understood clinically.
15:00–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
OCD vs Psychosis in an 18-Year-Old Patient
Case-based talk on distinguishing OCD from psychosis in an 18-year-old Arab patient, with cultural considerations.
16:00–18:00 · Lecture
What’s New in ADHD, Substance Use, Psychosis, and Psychotropic Use in Preschoolers
Reviews new developments in ADHD, substance use, psychosis, and psychotropic medication use in preschool-aged children.
Posters (6)
- Assessing Psychosis in Youth With Autism: A Retrospective Chart Review — Chin Kuo 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.
- Clinical Presentation and Functional Impairment Associated With Comorbid Psychosis and ASD in Children and Adolescents — Meredith O'Connor et al.
- AI-Associated Psychosis in Youth: A Case Series of Ten Individuals Age 21 and Younger — Utku Nazim Igcioglu et al.
- Characteristics of Responses Generated by a Large Language Model Chatbot Product Popular Among Adolescents to Psychotic-Like Content — Fadi J. Hamati et al.
- The Emerging Risks of “AI Psychosis” in Children and Adolescents: A Synthesis of the Literature and Reported Cases — Maria Bower et al.
Friday, October 30
14:00–16:00 · Symposium
The Million Dollar Workup: Evidence for Nonpsychiatric Medical Evaluation in Early Psychosis Care
Megan Good · Jacqueline Alexandra Clauss · Jessica E. Becker · Sarah L. Moses · Rachel Ann Pellegrino · Regina Graham
Reviews evidence on the value of nonpsychiatric medical workups in the evaluation of early psychosis.
14:00–16:00 · Lecture
Medical Comorbidities and Contributors to Early Psychosis
Examines medical conditions and contributing factors that may underlie or accompany early psychosis presentations.
14:00–16:00 · Lecture
Presentation to Diagnosis: Comparing Medical Workup Protocols in First-Episode Psychosis
Compares different medical workup protocols used in evaluating first-episode psychosis.
Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis · Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry
14:00–16:00 · Lecture
Evidence-Based Practices: A Systematic Review and Clinical Protocol for First-Episode Psychosis (FEP) Medical Evaluation
Presents a systematic review and a proposed clinical protocol for medical evaluation in first-episode psychosis.
Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis · Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry
14:00–16:00 · Lecture
Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Workup in Early Psychosis Evaluations
Looks at the cost-effectiveness of performing nonpsychiatric medical workups in early psychosis evaluations.
Practice, Policy & Workforce · Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
SUSpecting Help: Can CBT Be Adapted to Treat Individuals With Psychosis?
Examines whether and how cognitive behavioral therapy can be adapted for people with psychosis.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
SUStaining Recovery: Implementing Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy in Early Psychosis
Discusses implementing recovery-oriented cognitive therapy for early psychosis.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
SUSpending Judgment: Therapy Can Happen Anywhere!
Explores delivering psychotherapy for psychosis flexibly across settings.
14:30–16:30 · Lecture · Clinical Perspectives
SUSpicious Minds: Making Meaning of Extraordinary Experiences Including Hypervigilance and Perceptual Disruptions in Children
Looks at understanding hypervigilance and perceptual disruptions in children and making meaning of these experiences therapeutically.
14:30–16:30 · Symposium · Clinical Perspectives
When Things Feel SUS: Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Psychosis
Tamara Welikson · Ananya Roy · Jonathan A. Muniz · Jamie Baik · Sasha K. Narayan · Craigan Todd Usher
Covers psychotherapeutic approaches to working with young people experiencing psychosis.
Posters (1)
- Substance Use Short-Term Clinical Outcomes in Early Psychosis in an Urban Adolescent and Young Adults Cohort — Chaden Noureddine et al.
Saturday, October 31
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 · 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
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.
09:00–11:00 · 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
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.
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.
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