David L. Atkinson, MD

Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX · 6 sessions at 1 meeting · 1 upcoming

Topics

Child & Adolescent (6)Substance Use Disorders (5)Psychotherapy (4)Cannabis & Cannabinoids (2)Eating Disorders (2)Collaborative & Integrated CareDigital Psychiatry & AINeuroscience & Mechanisms

Sessions

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA · Full program

  • LectureBasic Science of Nicotine and Cannabis Interactions With Eating

    October 27, 2026, 13:30–15:30

    Covers the basic science of how nicotine and cannabis interact with eating behavior and appetite.

    Cannabis & CannabinoidsChild & AdolescentEating DisordersNeuroscience & Mechanisms

  • SymposiumChairThis Is Your Gut on Drugs: Eating Disorders and Gastrointestinal Problems Related to Nicotine and Cannabis Use

    October 27, 2026, 13:30–15:30

    Clinical perspectives on how nicotine and cannabis use relate to eating disorders and gastrointestinal problems in young patients.

    Cannabis & CannabinoidsChild & AdolescentEating DisordersSubstance Use Disorders

  • WorkshopChairMotivational Interviewing for Problematic Digital Media Misuse: A Family-Based Strategy for Healthy Engagement With Technology

    October 28, 2026, 14:30–17:30

    Hands-on workshop teaching clinicians to apply motivational interviewing to problematic digital media use in youth and families. Covers screening, family media planning, and role-play practice.

    Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIPsychotherapySubstance Use Disorders

  • WorkshopChairPractical Skills for Addressing Adolescent Substance Use in Outpatient Clinical Settings

    October 29, 2026, 09:00–12:00

    A skills-based workshop teaching child psychiatrists to screen, assess, and treat adolescents with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders. Covers brief intervention, motivational tools, functional analysis, and warm-handoff referral, with video demonstrations and role-play.

    Child & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated CarePsychotherapySubstance Use Disorders

  • SymposiumChairGroup Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: What Works and for Whom?

    October 29, 2026, 14:30–16:30

    Examines group therapy approaches for adolescents with substance use disorders and which patients benefit most.

    Child & AdolescentPsychotherapySubstance Use Disorders

  • LectureAn Adolescent Group Intensive Outpatient Program for Dual Diagnosis

    October 29, 2026, 14:30–16:30

    Presents a group-based intensive outpatient program for adolescents with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.

    Child & AdolescentPsychotherapySubstance Use Disorders

Presents with

Andrew Rosenfeld · Carol Vidal · Christopher Joseph Hammond · Diana Deister · Jennifer Creedon · Jennifer L. Derenne · Laura A. Markley · Niranjan S. Karnik · Olivia Hindera · Paul E. A. Glaser · Paula D. Riggs · Peter Jackson · Thomas K. Pak · Yulia Golub

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