MEDIA ADVISORY

Newswise — Expert Availability: NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine Experts to Present at the 63rd Annual American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Meeting

Physicians and scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine will attend the 2016 63rd Annual American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Meeting from October 24-29. NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with its affiliated medical schools, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine, is among the top three hospitals in the nation for psychiatry, according to the 2016 U.S. News & World Report. The hospital has consistently ranked among the top five hospitals for psychiatry over the last decade. Below is a selection of novel research, treatments and policies across the field of pediatric psychiatry that will be presented by researchers and physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine.

For full program information and details on sessions, visit the 2016 AACAP schedule.

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Highlights:

Session Date & Time: Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PMUsing Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART) Methodology to Tailor Evidence-Based TreatmentsSymposium Chair: Avital Falk, PhD

Session Date & Time: Thursday, October 27, 8:30AM-11:30AMSocial Involvement Modulates the Response to Novel and Adverse Life Events in MiceSymposiumAmir Levine, MDLuca Colnaghi, PhDKelly ClemenzaAnna M. SnyderSarah E. Groleau, PhDMariana Lopez-RosasSYour text to link...hira Weiss

Session Date & Time: Thursday, October 27, 9:00AM-11:30AMJames C. Harris, MD, Developmental Neuropsychiatry Forum: Understanding Autism in Families: From Leo Kanner to Developmental Neurobiology Chair: Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD

Session Date & Time: Thursday, October 27, 2016, 10:00AM-12:30PMDSM-5 Anxiety Disorders among Young Adults in the United StatesPosterCristiane S. Duarte, PhDChiaying Wei, PhDAnne M. Albano, PhDMoira A. Rynn, MDJohn T. Walkup, MDMark Olfson, MD

Session Date & Time: Thursday, October 27, 1:00PM-3:30PMNational Rates of Psychotropic Medication Use in Pediatric Populations Poster session Ryan S. Sultan, MDMark Olfson, MDJohn T. Walkup, MD

Session Date & Time: Thursday, October 27, 2:00PM-5:00PMIncreased Default Mode Network Connectivity in Individuals at High Familial Risk for Depression Symposium Jonathan Posner, MD Session Date & Time: Thursday, October 27, 2016, 2:00PM-5:00PMPilot Study of an Oral Orthotic in Reducing Tic Severity in Chronic Tic Disorder and Tourette's DisorderSymposiumShannon M. Bennett, PhDJustin W. Mohatt, MDJohn T. Walkup, MD

Session Date & Time: Friday, October 28, 8:30AM-11:30AM It's Not Over: Youth with AIDS WorldwideMedia TheatreChair: Yiu Kee Warren Ng, MDCo-Presenters: Jennifer Cruz, PhD & Whitney Ale

Session Date & Time: Friday, October 28, 8:30AM-11:30AMAn Integrative Model of Social Skills Training for Children and AdolescentsClinical PerspectivesJo Hariton, PhD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 8:30AM-11:30AMWill You Friend Me? Understanding the Complex Interplay between Social Media, Online Gaming and Technology in Autism Spectrum DisorderClinical PerspectivesDiscussant: Jeremy M. Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 8:30AM-11:30AMStructural and Functional Brain Development in Adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa Symposium Rachel Marsh, PhD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 2016, 10:00AM-12:30PMAdaptations of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments in Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization and Residential SettingsPoster SessionDespina Hatziergati, MDAlma Spaniardi, MDAshley Crumby, MDMichelle Pelcovitz, PhDFrancheska Perepletchikova, PhD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 2016, 8:30AM-11:30AMMental Health Care for Medically Complex Children: Focus on the Rehabilitation SettingClinical PerspectivesChair: Siobhan E. O'Herron, MD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 1:30PM-4:30PMTransgender Identities during Adolescents' Struggles with Mental Health ProblemsClinical PerspectivesChairs: Melina Sevlever, PhD & Heino Meyer-Bahlburg, PhD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 1:30PM-4:30PMThe Role of Family Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria and Psychiatric ProblemsClinical PerspectivesErica Chin, PhD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 1:30PM-4:30PMQuality of U.S. Child Mental Health Care: National Trends and Target Areas for Improvement Symposium Discussant: Mark Olfson, MD

Session Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 2016, 1:30PM-4:30PMTreatment Updates in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderSymposiumDiscussant: John T. Walkup, MD