Personality Disorders: Conference Sessions

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• LectureIntegrating Trauma Therapies in Residential Care of Adolescent Patients With Primary Depressive Disorders and Comorbid PTSD and Cluster B Traits

  Belinda Montoya

  Discusses combining trauma-focused therapies in residential treatment for adolescents with depressive disorders, comorbid PTSD and Cluster B traits.

  Child & AdolescentDepressionPTSD & Trauma

• LectureNegative Impact of Stigma on Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents

  Liwei L. Hua

  Examines how stigma hinders diagnosis and treatment of borderline personality disorder in adolescents.

  Child & Adolescent

• WorkshopRegulate, Don’t Terminate! DBT Strategies for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Working With Dysregulated Teens

  Allison B. Ventura · Steven P. Cuffe · Scott R. Johnson · Zachary G. Cooley

  A hands-on workshop teaching child and adolescent psychiatrists core DBT-A skills and the biosocial model to engage and retain dysregulated teens, including those with BPD traits, and to support clinician self-regulation.

  Child & AdolescentPsychotherapySuicide & Self-Harm

• LectureInvalidation From All Sides: Considerations for Functional Neurological Disorder in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder

  Michael Nemeh

  Covers considerations for functional neurological disorder in youth who also have borderline personality disorder.

  Child & AdolescentMedical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

• LectureDangerous Impulsivity: Optimizing Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Youth With Borderline Personality Disorder

  John J. Hartman

  Discusses optimizing treatment of substance use disorders in youth with borderline personality disorder.

  Child & AdolescentSubstance Use Disorders

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39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• SymposiumS09 – Beyond borders: exploring the biological correlates of borderline personality disorder and implications for treatment

  Jose Luis Carrasco · Elisabetta Maffioletti · Mariana Mendoza Alvarez · Christian Schmahl

  Psychobiological models, peripheral molecular markers, REM sleep, and neuroimaging-treatment interactions in borderline personality disorder.

  Neuroscience & Mechanisms

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• 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.

  Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• SymposiumBorderline Personality Disorder: Yes There is Treatment That Works!

  Richard Jackson · Saundra Jain

  Practical approach to early identification, risk evaluation, and DBT-informed skills for BPD in brief outpatient visits, including when adjunctive pharmacotherapy is warranted.

  Psychotherapy