Perinatal & Women's Mental Health: Conference Sessions
114 sessions at 11 meetings. Pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, menopause, PMDD, hormonal influences.
Meetings covering perinatal & women's mental health
| AACAP Annual Meeting 2026 | October 26–31, 2026 | 77 sessions → |
| NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027 | February 10–13, 2027 | 8 sessions → |
| MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference | October 16–18, 2026 | 6 sessions → |
| APNA 40th Annual Conference | October 28–31, 2026 | 5 sessions → |
| AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium | November 12–15, 2026 | 2 sessions → |
| Substance Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review and Update 2027 | February 15–17, 2027 | 2 sessions → |
| NEI Fall Congress 2026 | November 5–8, 2026 | 1 session → |
| WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry | September 23–26, 2026 (past) | 5 sessions → |
| Psych Congress 2026 | September 15–19, 2026 (past) | 4 sessions → |
| Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026 | September 17–20, 2026 (past) | 3 sessions → |
| 39th ECNP Congress | October 10–13, 2026 (past) | 1 session → |
Top speakers on perinatal & women's mental health
Amalia Londoño Tobón · Stephanie Rademeyer · Celeste St. John-Larkin · Ilang M. Guiroy · Karuna S. Poddar · Latoya Frolov · Misty C. Richards · Soudabeh Givrad · Usman Ghumman · Ana Mayen Lainez · Andrew R. Chang · Anna C. Hankins
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MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference
- LecturePregnancy Nutrition and Brain Health
Covers nutrition during pregnancy in relation to brain health.
- LectureCourse and Treatment of Mood/Anxiety During Pregnancy
How mood and anxiety disorders behave during pregnancy and how to treat them safely.
- LecturePostpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Recognition and treatment of depression and anxiety in the postpartum period.
- SessionPMDD and Depression During Menopausal Transition: New Insights
Evening seminar on hormonally influenced mood disorders across the reproductive lifespan.
- LectureCourse and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy
Course and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in pregnancy.
See all 6 perinatal & women's mental health sessions at this meeting →
AACAP Annual Meeting 2026
- PlenaryResearch Symposium: Maternal Mental Health, Intrauterine Exposures and Child Outcomes
Dorothy E. Grice · Karen G. Martinez-Gonzalez · Veerle Bergink · Moriah E. Thomason
A general-session research symposium examining how maternal psychiatric illness and intrauterine exposures shape child developmental and mental health outcomes, led by perinatal psychiatry and developmental neuroscience researchers.
- SessionPregnant and In Crisis: Complex Cases and Practical Principles for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Perinatal Adolescents
Sasha K. Narayan · Ilang M. Guiroy · Amalia Londoño Tobón · Sophie Scharner · Caridad Benavides
Case-based session offering practical principles for evaluating and managing pregnant adolescents in psychiatric crisis through a two-generation lens, an area where few child psychiatrists have formal training.
- LectureThe Impact of Maternal Stress, Medication and Lifestyle During Pregnancy on ADHD, Autism, Mood and Psychotic Disorders In Children and Adolescents
Examines how maternal stress, medication use and lifestyle during pregnancy relate to later ADHD, autism, mood and psychotic disorders in offspring.
- LectureNovel Neuroimaging Techniques to Evaluate Intrauterine Exposures
Covers emerging neuroimaging methods for assessing the effects of intrauterine exposures on the developing brain.
- LectureAdolescent Sexual Health: An Essential Part of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care
Explains why adolescent sexual health belongs within child and adolescent psychiatric care.
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APNA 40th Annual Conference
- WorkshopInfertility and IVF: A Clinical Primer for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice
Walks through the psychological stages patients experience during infertility treatment, with trauma-informed assessment and safety strategies for PMH nurses.
- WorkshopNobody Asked About Her Hormones: Closing the Perimenopausal Gap in Psychiatric Nursing Practice
Debunks perimenopause myths and gives nurses tools to fold hormonal health into women's psychiatric care.
- LecturePerinatal OCD: What It Is and What It Isn't
Distinguishes perinatal OCD as its own clinical entity and argues for better provider education and screening protocols.
- LectureMenopause: Recognizing Hormonal Influences in Psychiatric Care
Strategies for assessing and managing menopause-related mood changes with hormone-informed psychiatric interventions.
- LectureWhen Gynecological Pain Becomes a Mental Pain: Treating Mental Health in Patients with Endometriosis
Examines the interplay between endometriosis and mental illness with tailored psychiatric treatment approaches.
NEI Fall Congress 2026
- SymposiumHormones Gone Wild? Depression Across the Female Lifespan From Puberty to Perimenopause
Examines hormonally influenced depression across reproductive stages from puberty through perimenopause.
AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium
- LectureHormone Therapy for Perimenopause and Menopause
Evidence-based update on hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal and menopausal patients, covering indications, contraindications, risk stratification, formulations, and monitoring.
- PosterContingency Management for Cannabis Use during Pregnancy: A Narrative Review.
Narrative review of contingency management for cannabis use in pregnancy.
NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027
- LectureADHD and Substance Use in Women: Recognition, Risks, and Treatment Considerations
How ADHD and substance use intersect in women, with guidance on recognition, risk assessment, and treatment planning.
- LectureWomen's Health and Cycle-Linked Mood Disorders
Evaluation and management of mood disorders linked to the menstrual cycle, including premenstrual exacerbations and PMDD.
- LecturePsychopharmacology in Pregnancy and Lactation
Prescribing psychotropics during pregnancy and breastfeeding, weighing fetal and infant exposure against the risks of untreated illness.
- LecturePostpartum Mental Health: Beyond Depression
Postpartum psychiatric presentations beyond depression, including anxiety, OCD, and psychosis, and how to treat them.
Anxiety DisordersOCD & Related DisordersSchizophrenia & Psychosis
- LectureThe Menopause Transition: Mood and Anxiety
Mood and anxiety symptoms during perimenopause and menopause, with hormonal and psychopharmacologic treatment options.
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Substance Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review and Update 2027
- LecturePregnancy
Covers substance use treatment during pregnancy.
- LectureWomen & Addiction
Discusses addiction issues specific to women.
Past meetings
39th ECNP Congress
- LectureTP03 – Highlights in women's mental health
Curated review of the year's top papers in women's mental health.
WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry
- CourseCourse 01: Pharmacology in Pregnancy
Pre-congress course on prescribing psychotropics during pregnancy.
- CourseCourse 07: ADHD in Women - A Life Course Approach
Prabha Chandra · Patricia van Wijngaarden · Parul Mathur
Skills-based course on recognizing and managing ADHD in women across the lifespan.
- SymposiumState of the Art Symposium 02: Supporting Families in the Perinatal Period: Bereavement Care and Parent–infant Psychotherapy
- LectureDistinguished Lectures: Women's Mental Health in Context: Vulnerability, Reproductive Transitions, and Social Marginalization
- PlenaryPlenary Session 08: Mothers with ADHD. The Challenge of Raising Children when Diagnosed with ADHD
Explores parenting challenges faced by mothers living with ADHD.
Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026
- LecturePharmacological Considerations in Pregnancy
Weighing risks and benefits of psychotropic medications during pregnancy.
- LectureManagement of Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy
Treatment approaches for pregnant patients with substance use disorders, balancing maternal and fetal considerations.
- LecturePMDD/Menopause
Recognizing and treating premenstrual dysphoric disorder and mood symptoms of the menopausal transition.
Psych Congress 2026
- SymposiumWomen, Hormones, and ADHD: What We Know, What We Don't, and What Clinicians Need to Understand
Gregory Mattingly · Moushumi Mukerji
Evidence-informed overview of how estrogen and progesterone shifts across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and perimenopause affect attention, mood, and stimulant response, with prescribing considerations amid research gaps.
- 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.
- 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.
Digital Psychiatry & AINeuroscience & MechanismsSuicide & Self-Harm
- SymposiumPerinatal Psychiatry in Practice: Balancing Mother and Fetus in Pharmacotherapy
Evidence-based guidance on psychotropic use in pregnancy and lactation, including dosing, risk communication, and collaboration with obstetric providers. Developed with the International Society of Reproductive Psychiatry.
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