Inflammation & Immunopsychiatry: Conference Sessions

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• SessionGoing From Lorazepam 140 Mg to Zero: A Cross-Country Transfer for Electroconvulsive Therapy

  Aishwarya Rajagopalan · Anastasia Klott · Jacob Feigal · Jonathan R. Komisar · Beau A. Carubia · Alejandra Chavez

  Case conference on severe malignant catatonia from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis requiring a cross-country transfer for ECT, used to spotlight state-level legal barriers to pediatric ECT access, with the patient and family perspective included.

  CatatoniaChild & AdolescentNeuromodulation (ECT, TMS)

• LectureImmune Dysfunction in Regression and Catatonia: Lessons Learned From Down Syndrome Regression Disorder (DSRD)

  Christopher M. Bartley

  Discusses the role of immune dysfunction in regression and catatonia, based on Down Syndrome Regression Disorder.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersCatatonia

• LectureNovel Autoantibodies to Inhibitory Neurons in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) of Individuals With Down Syndrome: Implications for Down Syndrome Regression Disorder ( DSRD)

  Christopher M. Bartley

  Discusses autoantibodies found in cerebrospinal fluid of people with Down syndrome and their relevance to regression disorder.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• SymposiumDown Syndrome Regression Disorder: From Bench to Bedside

  GenaLynne C. Mooneyham · Cassie D. Karlsson · Aaron D. Besterman · Eliza M. Gordon-Lipkin · Christopher M. Bartley

  A symposium on Down syndrome regression disorder, spanning laboratory findings through clinical care.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersCatatoniaChild & Adolescent

• LectureGut-Brain Axis in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Interventions

  Susan Shur-Fen Gau

  Examines the gut-brain axis in neurodevelopmental disorders and related interventions.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeuroscience & Mechanisms

See all 16 inflammation & immunopsychiatry sessions at this meeting →

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• PosterImmuno-Endocrine Dynamics of Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Narrative Review" to "Stress Hormone Dynamics of Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Narrative Review

  Nazli Tunali

  Narrative review of hormonal and stress-related dynamics in opioid withdrawal.

  Opioid Use Disorder

39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• SymposiumS02 – Rhythms and blues – unravelling circadian-stress interactions in mental health

  Henk Oster · Gabriel Tofani · Robert Thompson · Nicholas Meyer

  How circadian clocks, stress systems, and the gut microbiome interact to shape mental health and sleep.

  Neuroscience & MechanismsSleep & Insomnia

• SymposiumS03 – Breaking Hot Topic Symposium – showcasing the timeliest science – Altered immune function in psychiatric disorders and their treatment

  Boris B. Quednow · Sinead King · Jenny Borkent · Anthony Vernon · Cynthia Fu

  Late-breaking findings on immune dysfunction in psychiatry, including the MEMOCYCLINE trial, microbiome-guided treatment, and immune-ageing phenotypes of depression.

  DepressionDrug Pipeline & Clinical Trials

• LectureE01 – Targeting the immune pathogenesis for the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics of affective and non-affective psychosis

  Paolo Enrico · Rachel Upthegrove

  Educational update on immune-molecular patient stratification and multimodal inflammation measures in early psychosis.

  Pharmacogenomics & Precision PsychiatrySchizophrenia & Psychosis

• SymposiumS05 – Biomarker-based prediction and stratification in ADHD – where do we stand?

  Cristine Marie Yde Ohki · Carmen Schiweck · Barbara Franke · Marta Ribasés

  Microbiota metabolites, inflammation, epigenetics, and polygenic risk as candidate stratification biomarkers in ADHD.

  ADHDPharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry

• SymposiumS13 – The science of emotion regulation: integrating neuroscience, microbiome, and mindfulness

  Carmen Morawetz · Ulrike Basten · Nils Kohn · Olga Klimecki

  Neuroscience & MechanismsPsychotherapy

See all 6 inflammation & immunopsychiatry sessions at this meeting →

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• CourseCourse 09: Inflammatory Signatures and Somatic Comorbidity in Psychiatry: Foundations for Precision Immunopsychiatry

  Angelo Halaris · Janet Cunningham

  Course on inflammation-based markers and somatic comorbidity as a basis for precision immunopsychiatry.

  Pharmacogenomics & Precision PsychiatryMedical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

• SymposiumSTATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 04: Biological Pathways and Prevention in Psychiatric Disorders

  Neuroscience & Mechanisms

Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026

September 17–20, 2026 · Online

• LectureInflammation, Autoimmune Disorders, and Psychiatric Illness

  Rishab Gupta

  How inflammatory and autoimmune conditions produce neuropsychiatric symptoms and what to do about them.

  Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• LectureInflammatory and Immune-Driven Depression: CRP, Biomarkers, and Anti-Inflammatory Treatment Pathways

  Charles Raison

  Reviews the inflammatory depression phenotype and CRP-guided antidepressant selection, plus anti-inflammatory, glutamatergic, microbiome, and lifestyle interventions targeting immune activity.

  DepressionLifestyle & Integrative PsychiatryPharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry