Digital Psychiatry & AI: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• LectureCBT, Digital & AI Interventions for OCD & Related Disorders

  Sabine Wilhelm

  How cognitive-behavioral therapy and emerging digital and AI tools are being used to treat OCD-spectrum conditions.

  OCD & Related DisordersPsychotherapy

• LectureCognitive Behavioral Therapy, Digital And AI-Powered Interventions for OCD and Related Disorders

  Sabine Wilhelm

  CBT and digital or AI-based interventions for OCD and related disorders.

  OCD & Related DisordersPsychotherapy

MasterPsych Psychiatry Conference 2026

October 19–22, 2026 · Newport Beach, CA

• LectureAI in Psychiatry

  Donald McGeary

  How artificial intelligence tools are entering psychiatric practice and what clinicians should know.

• LectureUpdates in AI for Psychiatry

  Donald McGeary

  Update on artificial intelligence applications in psychiatry.

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• LectureLarge Language Models: An Introduction for Clinicians and Application to Childhood Onset Psychosis

  Anthony Joseph Deo

  Introduces large language models to clinicians and illustrates their application to childhood-onset psychosis.

  Child & AdolescentSchizophrenia & Psychosis

• SymposiumThe Kids FACE FEARS Pragmatic RCT of Therapist-Led vs Guided Inference-Based CBT (ICBT) for Pediatric Anxiety: Overview, Main Findings, and Secondary Outcomes

  Jonathan S. Comer · John Piacentini · Andrea Spencer · Molly Adrian

  First-look results from the Kids FACE FEARS pragmatic randomized trial comparing therapist-led versus guided internet-delivered CBT for pediatric anxiety, presented by trial leaders Jonathan Comer and John Piacentini.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• LectureUsing Smartwatch-Based Cardiac Data to Track Therapeutic Outcomes in Pediatric Disruptive Behavior Disorder

  Arjun Athreya · Magdalena Romanowicz

  Explores using smartwatch cardiac data to monitor treatment outcomes in children with disruptive behavior disorder.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureThe Use of Telemedicine in Outpatient Care for Catatonia

  Isaac Baldwin

  Examines telemedicine delivery of outpatient care for catatonia.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersCatatonia

• LectureSpecial Olympics’ Young Athletes App: Improving Uptake and Use of a Family-Facing Digital Tool Across Systems

  Pamala Trivedi

  Covers efforts to improve uptake and use of a family-facing digital app for young athletes across systems.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

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APNA 40th Annual Conference

October 28–31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• WorkshopTeaching with AI: Opportunities, Vulnerabilities, and Environmental Realities

  Jacque Williams

  Examines how generative AI can streamline nursing education while weighing ethical, equity, and environmental trade-offs.

  Education & Training

• WorkshopI think I have Autism. Oh, & RSD & Misophonia! Can You Help Me? Exploring Internet Self-Diagnosis & Non-DSM Language

  Sara Jones

  How internet and social media culture drives patient self-diagnosis, and how clinicians can engage with non-DSM symptom language.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• WorkshopHuman Judgment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Advanced Practice Nurses Shaping the Future of Mental Health Care

  Queen Henry-Okafor · Matt E. Schroer · Regina G. Russell

  Explores the APRN role in steering ethical AI use in mental health while protecting therapeutic relationships.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

NEI Fall Congress 2026

November 5–8, 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO

• SymposiumTelehealth on Trial: Lessons From the Done.com Case for Safe and Ethical Prescribing

  David W. Goodman · Andrew J. Cutler

  Draws lessons from the Done.com telehealth prosecution for safe, ethical controlled-substance prescribing via telepsychiatry.

  Practice, Policy & WorkforceStimulants & ADHD Medications

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• WorkshopThe Epidemic in Your Pocket—Stopping the Gamblification of Everything through Education and Advocacy

  Kavita Fischer

  Addresses the spread of gambling mechanics into everyday technology and how clinicians can respond through education and advocacy.

  Practice, Policy & WorkforceSubstance Use Disorders

• PosterBehind the Screen: How Social Media Can Help Treat Adolescent Substance Use Disorders

  Pantea Farahmand

  Considers social media as a tool in treating adolescent substance use.

  Child & AdolescentSubstance Use Disorders

• PosterDesigning a Contingency Management App to Support Opioid Agonist Therapy

  Jade Wong

  Design of a contingency management app to support opioid agonist therapy.

  Opioid Use Disorder

• PosterIncreasing Narcan Prescriptions at Discharge from Inpatient Psychiatry Admission at UConn Health through Implementation of an EMR Clinical Decision Support Alert

  Cristina Perez Caro

  EMR alert to increase naloxone prescribing at psychiatric discharge.

  Opioid Use Disorder

• PosterLarge Language Models Applied to Admissions Data May Identify Patients at High Risk for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

  Natalie Swartz

  Using LLMs on admission data to flag patients at risk of alcohol withdrawal.

  Alcohol Use Disorder

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NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027

February 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

• LectureUse of Digital Therapeutics in the Treatment of Children and Adults with ADHD

  Jeffrey H. Newcorn

  The evidence for digital therapeutics in ADHD and how they fit alongside medication across the lifespan.

  ADHD

39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• SymposiumS01 – Clinical trials across psychiatric disorders: the good, bad and the ugly

  Argyris Stringaris · Christian Otte · Heidi Taipale · Blanca Bolea-Alamanac

  Critical look at psychiatric trial design, generalizability, and digital therapeutics, including who gets excluded from RCTs.

  Drug Pipeline & Clinical Trials

• SymposiumS08 – Speech, digital phenotyping, and artificial intelligence in understanding and predicting trajectories and upcoming episodes in affective disorders

  Dominic Oliver · Vera Ludwig · Srinivasan Vairavan · Maria Faurholt-Jepsen

  NLP on health records, smartphone-based phenotyping, and machine learning to predict mood episodes and classify affective disorders.

  Bipolar DisorderDepression

• LectureE02 – EPA Session – Improving psychiatric care in clinical practice: modern ways for treatment delivery

  Martina Rojnic-Kuzman · Umberto Volpe

  Joint EPA educational session on prevention, early intervention, and implementing digital psychiatry in routine care.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

• SymposiumS10 – Innovative approaches to understanding and treating anxiety disorders: from neurobiology to cutting-edge therapies

  Andre Pittig · Iiris Hovatta · David S. Baldwin · Peter Zwanzger

  Fear extinction mechanisms, genetics, next-generation anxiolytics, and digital/VR therapies for anxiety disorders.

  Anxiety DisordersNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• PlenaryPL06 – Virtual reality in youth mental health: evidence, applications and future directions

  Lucia Valmaggia

  Plenary reviewing the evidence for VR-based assessment and treatment in youth mental health.

  Child & Adolescent

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WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• SessionPresidential Panel: Online Spaces in Youth Suicide Prevention – Therapeutic Promise and Digital Dangers

  Panel weighing digital platforms as both a suicide-prevention tool and a risk environment for young people.

  Child & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm

• CourseCourse 04: How to Integrate Telemedicine and Artificial Intelligence in Digital Psychiatric Practice

  Wolfgang Gaebel · Umberto Volpe · Rodrigo Ramalho

  Practical course on incorporating telepsychiatry and AI tools into clinical workflows.

• SymposiumScientific Session: Global Guidelines, AI, and Psychiatry: Joint WPA, WFSBP, and CINP Symposium

  Tri-organizational symposium on global treatment guidelines and the role of AI in psychiatry.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

• SessionPresidential Panel: Artificial Intelligence: Doing More Harm than Good?

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• SymposiumRethinking Pediatric Depression: Early Identification and Emerging Treatments

  Adelaide S. Robb · Julie Carbray · Liv Lewis

  Reviews atypical presentations of youth depression and newer options including rapid-acting agents and digital therapeutics, with strategies for early detection in schools and primary care and a lived-experience perspective.

  Child & AdolescentDepression

• SymposiumLatest 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.

  ADHDAutism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• LectureDigital Psychiatry 2.0: Integrating AI, Wearables, and Digital Therapeutics Into Everyday Clinical Practice

  Steven Chan

  Shows how validated digital biomarkers, passive monitoring, and app-based interventions can be folded into routine psychiatric visits without disrupting workflow.

• SymposiumSuicide Risk Reconsidered: Brain, Biology, and Digital Influence Factors Every Psychiatrist Should Know

  Steven Chan · Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul · Matthew Hoptman

  Rapid-fire session on three evolving suicide-risk contributors — neuroscience-identified brain functionality, hormonal influences across the lifespan, and AI chatbots in patients' mental health decisions. Developed with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

  Neuroscience & MechanismsPerinatal & Women's Mental HealthSuicide & Self-Harm