Elaine Shen, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SessionChair“You Really Think AI Is a Child?”: Anthropomorphization, Exploitation, and Implications for Child Psychiatry in Humans in the Loop

  October 27, 2026, 19:00–21:30

  A film screening of Humans in the Loop followed by discussion of data annotation labor behind AI, how AI differs from child development, and the risks of anthropomorphizing AI. Presenters offer guidance for child psychiatrists on talking with patients and families about AI.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIDiverse & Underserved Populations

• SessionChairDon’t Be Cringe: Decoding Youth Pop Culture

  October 28, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  An interactive trivia-based session introducing current youth slang, media and pop culture, with strategies for ongoing learning and using it to build rapport with young patients.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIEducation & Training

• SymposiumLarge-Language Model Chatbot Products in Clinical Psychiatry: Limitations and Safety Risks

  October 29, 2026

  Critical symposium on consumer LLM chatbot products in psychiatric contexts, examining their limitations and safety risks for young users and clinical care.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AI

• LectureThe Large-Language Model Chatbot Product ChatGPT Does Not Reliably Generate Appropriate Responses to Psychotic Content

  October 29, 2026, 09:30–11:30

  Assesses whether ChatGPT responds appropriately when given psychotic content.

  Digital Psychiatry & AISchizophrenia & Psychosis

• PosterCharacteristics of Responses Generated by a Large Language Model Chatbot Product Popular Among Adolescents to Psychotic-Like Content

  October 29, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Analyzes how an adolescent-popular LLM chatbot responds when presented with psychotic-like content.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AISchizophrenia & Psychosis

• LectureLearning the Cultural Formulation Interview Through Play: Enhancing e-Learning Through Custom Case Simulation and Branching Narratives

  October 31, 2026, 12:30–14:30

  Presents a game-like e-learning approach using case simulation and branching narratives to teach the Cultural Formulation Interview.

  Digital Psychiatry & AIEducation & TrainingDiverse & Underserved Populations