Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• LectureNeurocognitive Assessment at the Bedside

  Amy Newhouse

  Describes practical approaches to assessing cognition at the bedside.

  Dementia & Cognitive Disorders

• LectureFactitious Illness and Malingering

  Theodore A. Stern

  Covers recognition and approach to factitious illness and malingering.

  Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• LectureUpdates in Screening, Diagnosing, and Managing Language Deficits in Children and Adolescents Presenting With Problematic Social and Emotional Behavior

  Theodore A. Petti

  Updates on screening, diagnosis and management of language deficits in youth with social and emotional behavior problems.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• LectureBuilding a Culture of Measurement: A Two-Tiered Measurement-Based Care Model in Residential Psychiatry

  Alexis Briggie

  Presents a two-tiered measurement-based care model implemented in a residential psychiatric setting.

  Emergency & Acute Psychiatry

• LectureAccessible Measurement of PTSD and Complex Trauma for Community Clinicians

  Lisa M. Amaya-Jackson

  Describes practical tools for community clinicians to measure PTSD and complex trauma in youth.

  Child & AdolescentPTSD & Trauma

• LectureWhen Intellectual Developmental Disorder and ASD Co-occur: Relevance to Assessment, Case Formulation, and Treatment

  Kathleen A. Koth

  Covers assessment, case formulation and treatment when intellectual developmental disorder and autism co-occur.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• SymposiumProving What We Do When It Matters Most: Measurement-Based Care in Residential Psychiatric Care

  Andrew J. Gerber · John N. Constantino · Perihan Esra Guvenek-Cokol · Belinda Montoya · Alexis Briggie · Hassan M. Minhas

  Clinical perspectives session on applying measurement-based care in residential psychiatric treatment for youth.

  Child & Adolescent

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APNA 40th Annual Conference

October 28–31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• WorkshopBeyond the Basics: Navigating Bias, Comorbidities, and Nuance in Adult ADHD

  Naomi Myrick

  Interactive clinical workshop preparing PMH-APRNs to recognize, evaluate, and manage adult ADHD, including diagnostic bias and comorbid conditions.

  ADHD

• WorkshopThe Role of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse in Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Renee Nauful

  Explores PMH-APRN scope in autism diagnosis, covering assessment instruments and differential diagnosis approaches.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• CourseChild & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Boot Camp – Part 1

  Jamie Zelazny · Jessica M. Gordon · Isabel Grace Buckingham · Michaela K. Hogan

  First half of a two-part intensive covering developmental foundations, psychiatric assessment, safety evaluation, and crisis management in youth.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• WorkshopGetting Ready to Pop the Question: Improving Student Confidence in Assessing Suicidality & Violence

  JoEllen Schimmels · Aparna Kumar · Kristen Holder · Kayla M. A. Mays

  Teaching strategies that build nursing student confidence in suicide and violence risk assessment while protecting psychological safety.

  Education & TrainingSuicide & Self-Harm

• 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 DisordersDigital Psychiatry & AI

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NEI Fall Congress 2026

November 5–8, 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO

• SessionAIMS Demonstration

  Leslie Citrome · Hara E. Oyedeji

  Live demonstration of how to administer the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale in practice.

  Tardive Dyskinesia & Movement Disorders

NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027

February 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

• LectureTreatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder

  J. Michael Bostwick

  Diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder and the psychotherapies and medications with evidence for it.

  Psychotherapy

• LectureUse of Psychometrics in the Evaluation and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

  Louisa Sylvia

  Using rating scales and measurement-based care to guide diagnosis and treatment decisions in bipolar disorder.

  Bipolar Disorder

39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• SymposiumMS03 – DSM Update Session – Future DSM diagnostic formulation: the promise of integrating dimensionality, biomarkers and transdiagnostic symptoms

  Nitin Gogtay · Diana Clarke

  APA speakers discuss how dimensional measures, biomarkers, and transdiagnostic symptoms could reshape future DSM formulations.

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• DebateSpectrum of Debate: Is Autism Over-diagnosed or Under-recognised?

  Pro-con debate on whether rising autism diagnoses reflect over-diagnosis or improved recognition.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• CourseCourse 08: Assessment of ICD-11 Personality Disorders and Related Traits in Clinical Practice

  Youl-Ri Kim · Bo Bach

  Course on applying the ICD-11 dimensional personality disorder model and trait assessment.

  Personality Disorders

• SessionPresidential Panel: DSM and ICD-11

  Panel comparing the two dominant diagnostic classification systems and their implications for practice.

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• LectureWhen Symptoms Are Questioned: Assessing Malingering and Factitious Disorders

  Ashley VanDercar

  Forensic session on distinguishing genuine psychiatric illness from feigned or exaggerated presentations, covering interviewing tools, documentation, ethics, and risk mitigation.

  Forensic & Correctional

• SymposiumNot All Delusions are Schizophrenia: Understanding Delusional Disorders and the Overlap with Substance Induced Psychosis

  Arwen Podesta · Andrew Penn

  Uses a historic case to teach differential diagnosis of psychosis beyond schizophrenia — substance-induced, delusional, and medical causes — including temporal analysis, labs, and imaging.

  Schizophrenia & PsychosisSubstance Use Disorders

• SymposiumThe Evolving Alzheimer's Landscape: Modern Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment

  Marc Agronin · Amera Bilal

  Addresses early identification of Alzheimer's disease, responsible use of biomarkers and advanced diagnostics, and longitudinal pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management. Developed with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

  Dementia & Cognitive DisordersGeriatric

• SymposiumMasterClass: Volition Reignition: Achieving Patient Goals by Detecting and Addressing Anhedonia in MDD

  Brittany Albright · Veronica Ridpath

  Focuses on reward-system dysfunction in depression, practical assessment of anhedonia, and emerging therapies aimed at restoring motivation and meaningful recovery.

  DepressionNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• SymposiumPMDD and Cyclical Mood Disorders: From Diagnosis to Novel Treatments

  Pallavi Khanna · Kristin Lasseter

  Covers diagnostic criteria and symptom tracking for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, differentiation from MDD and anxiety, and emerging neurosteroid and hormonal treatments. Developed with the International Society of Reproductive Psychiatry.

  Novel AntidepressantsPerinatal & Women's Mental Health

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