Tara S. Peris, PhD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SymposiumBeyond the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS): Lessons From the Next Generation of RCTs Comparing Treatments for Childhood Anxiety in the Real World

  October 29, 2026

  CAMS investigators and successors synthesize what the newest generation of pragmatic randomized trials adds to the landmark CAMS findings on treating childhood anxiety in routine care settings.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• LectureIntegrated Care for Anxious Youth: The Partners in Caring for Anxious Youth (PCAY) Study

  October 29, 2026, 08:30–10:30

  Presents the PCAY study of integrated care for anxious youth.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated Care

• PosterImpact of Parent and Friend Attachment on Adolescents’ Report of Resilience Factors Over Time

  October 29, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Poster examining how attachment to parents and friends influences adolescents' reported resilience factors over time.

  Child & Adolescent

• SymposiumA Pragmatic Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Study of Medication and CBT Sequencing in Treating Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

  October 30, 2026

  Results from a pragmatic SMART trial testing how best to sequence medication and CBT for pediatric anxiety disorders, presented by the study's senior investigators.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• SymposiumTreatment of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders in the Primary Care Setting: Findings From the Partners in Caring for Anxious Youth (PCAY) Study

  October 30, 2026

  First findings from the PCAY study of treating pediatric anxiety disorders within primary care, presented by senior anxiety trialists including John Walkup, James McCracken, and Jeffrey Strawn.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated Care

• LectureMorphometric Brain MRI Findings in Hair-Pulling and Skin-Picking Disorders in Youth

  October 30, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Talk presenting structural MRI findings in youth with hair-pulling and skin-picking disorders.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & MechanismsOCD & Related Disorders

• LecturePartners in Caring for Anxious Youth ( PCAY) Study Design

  October 30, 2026, 09:30–11:30

  Describes the design of the PCAY study of pediatric anxiety treatment in primary care.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated Care