Eric A. Youngstrom, PhD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SymposiumChairProviding Nationally Representative Norms for Pubertal Status, Mood Symptoms, and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

  October 27, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Presents nationally representative normative data on pubertal status, mood symptoms, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in youth.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & DiagnosisSuicide & Self-Harm

• LecturePsychometrics and Norms of the Parent-Report Pubertal Development Scale in a Nationally Representative Sample

  October 27, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Presents psychometric properties and national norms for the parent-report Pubertal Development Scale.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureA Robust Analysis of the Parent-Report Child Mania Rating Scale in a Nationally Representative Sample of 6–18-Year-Olds

  October 27, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Bipolar DisorderChild & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LecturePsychometric Properties of the Parental Report Version of the Concise Health Risk Tracking Assessment: Charting the Course of Suicide Risk Across Age and Sex

  October 27, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Examines the psychometric properties of the parent-report Concise Health Risk Tracking Assessment and how suicide risk varies by age and sex.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & DiagnosisSuicide & Self-Harm

• SymposiumChairUsing Measurement-Based Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Standards, Trials, and Real-World Practice

  October 27, 2026, 08:00–10:00

  Examines how measurement-based care standards, trial evidence and real-world implementation can improve pediatric psychopharmacology outcomes.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• SymposiumChairNationally Representative Norms and Caregiver – Child Agreement for Symptoms of Neurodevelopmental Conditions

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Presents nationally representative norms and caregiver-child agreement data for symptom measures of neurodevelopmental conditions.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LecturePsychometric Properties and Norms of Parent Ratings With Adolescents on the Vanderbilt Assessment Using a Nationally Representative Sample

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Reports psychometric properties and national norms for parent ratings of adolescents on the Vanderbilt Assessment.

  ADHDChild & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureEstablishing Norms for the Parent and Youth Report Versions of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) in a Nationally Representative Sample

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Describes establishing national norms for the parent and youth versions of the PSC-17 screening checklist.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• PosterParent Version of the Nationwide Quality of Life Scale (P-NQLS): National Norms and Psychometrics

  October 28, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Presents national norms and psychometric properties of the parent-report version of a pediatric quality-of-life scale.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• PosterExploring Adolescent-Reported Quality of Life in a National Administration of the Nationwide Quality of Life Scale

  October 28, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Explores adolescent self-reported quality of life using data from a national administration of a quality-of-life scale.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureIntegrating AI Into Research Workflows: Reproducibility, Data Management, and Content Evaluation

  October 29, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Looks at incorporating AI into research workflows with attention to reproducibility, data management and content evaluation.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AI

• PanelChairAI in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Clinical Perspectives on Current Applications and Future Directions

  October 29, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Clinical perspectives on current uses of AI in child and adolescent psychiatry and where the field may head.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AI

• PosterClinical Predictors of Quality of Life and Parent-Child Rating Discrepancy in a Nationally Representative Sample

  October 29, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Examines clinical factors linked to youth quality of life and disagreement between parent and child ratings in a nationally representative sample.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• SymposiumChairDisentangling Heterogeneity in Youth Conduct Problems: Neurocognitive, Neural, and Measurement Advances

  October 29, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Symposium on the heterogeneity of conduct problems in youth, covering neurocognitive and neural findings and advances in measurement.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & DiagnosisNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• PosterDiagnostic Accuracy of Depression Measures in Children and Adolescents: Preliminary Findings From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  October 30, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Reports preliminary meta-analytic findings on how accurately depression screening and assessment measures identify depression in youth.

  Child & AdolescentDepressionMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• PosterCyberbullying, Self-Harm, and Suicidality Among Adolescents: Evidence From the Georgia Student Health Survey, 2024

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Uses 2024 Georgia student survey data to examine how cyberbullying relates to self-harm and suicidality in adolescents.

  Child & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm

• PosterBullying Exposure Patterns and Suicidality in a Statewide Survey of 749,478 Adolescents

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Poster analyzing bullying exposure patterns and their link to suicidality in a very large statewide adolescent survey.

  Child & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm