ADHD at Psych Congress 2026

6 sessions on adhd · September 15–19, 2026, New Orleans, LA. Compare adhd at other meetings →

Wednesday, September 16

Lecture · ADHD
ADHD With Comorbidities: Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Autism, and Substance Use Disorders
Timothy E. Wilens
Frameworks for diagnostic clarification and treatment sequencing when ADHD co-occurs with anxiety, mood disorders, autism, or substance use, balancing symptom control against misuse and destabilization risks.
Anxiety Disorders · Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Substance Use Disorders
Symposium · First-Line Decisions
First-Line Decisions: Lifestyle Modification or Medication? Balancing Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Care in ADHD
James Greenblatt · Julie Carbray
Guides initial ADHD treatment choices between stimulant/non-stimulant medication and behavioral, coaching, and environmental strategies based on severity, preference, and comorbidity.
Lifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry · Stimulants & ADHD Medications
Symposium · MasterClass
MasterClass: Features Out of Focus: Recognition and Treatment of Emotional Dysregulation and Executive Dysfunction in ADHD
Gregory Mattingly · Julie Carbray
Highlights emotional dysregulation and executive dysfunction as underrecognized drivers of ADHD impairment, with neurobiological context and emerging pharmacologic options.
Stimulants & ADHD Medications

Symposium · Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Practical Management of Autism and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions
Kristin Sohl · Jo Hughes
Integrated framework for assessing and treating anxiety, ADHD, and mood disorders in autistic children, including evidence-based medication use, behavioral therapy, and family engagement.
Anxiety Disorders · Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Child & Adolescent
Symposium · Women's Mental Health
Women, Hormones, and ADHD: What We Know, What We Don't, and What Clinicians Need to Understand
Gregory Mattingly · Moushumi Mukerji
Evidence-informed overview of how estrogen and progesterone shifts across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and perimenopause affect attention, mood, and stimulant response, with prescribing considerations amid research gaps.
Perinatal & Women's Mental Health · Stimulants & ADHD Medications

Symposium · Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends
Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Gregory Mattingly · Kristin Sohl
Highlights the year's key research in ADHD and autism, from genetics and brain-network findings to behavioral interventions and digital therapeutics, with selected poster presenters.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Digital Psychiatry & AI · Neuroscience & Mechanisms