56th Annual Meeting
Tentative Program Schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. The Program Book distributed at the Annual Meeting will have final information on dates, times, and speakers for each presentation.



Symposium

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

Symposium
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    Founders of the Research Initiative Symposium: Genetics and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Dynamic Interplay of Phenotype, Genotype, and Treatment
Sponsored by the AACAP Work Group on Research

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Symposium
2
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    A Community Study of Children with ADHD: Prevalence by Race, Comorbidity, Health Risk Behaviors, and Parenting Steven P. Cuffe, M.D.
Symposium
3
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    Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBITS) Study: Background and Outcomes
Symposium
4
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    Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: What Can We Learn from Recent Research? Boris Birmaher, M.D.
Symposium
5
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    Evidence-Based Practices and Clinical Practice Evidence: Bridging the Gap
Symposium
6
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    The Neural Bases of Normal Emotional and Cognitive Processes Bradley S. Peterson, M.D.

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Symposium
7
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    Bipolar Disorder Outcome – Different Ages Different Stages Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D.
Symposium
8
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    Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: Health Disparities in Substance Abuse and HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk
Symposium
9
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    Public Health Model for Child Psychiatry: Cost Implications Katherine E. Grimes, M.D., M.P.H.
Symposium
10
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    Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA) Benedetto Vitiello, M.D.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Symposium
11
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    Longitudinal Studies of Preschool Psychopathology Adrian Angold, M.R.C.Psych.
Symposium
12
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    More Than Counting: Contributions of Epidemiology to Child Psychiatry
Symposium
13
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    Special Pharmacotherapy Considerations in the Treatment of Pediatric ADHD Timothy Wilens, M.D.
Symposium
14
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    Tobacco Use and Treatment: Issues for Child Mental Health Catherine A. Martin, M.D.
Sponsored by the AACAP Substance Abuse and Addiction Committee
Symposium
15
(open)
    The Fate of Holocaust Memories: Transmission and Family Dialogues

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

Symposium
16
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    Advances in the Treatment of Adolescents with Marijuana Dependence
Symposium
17
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    The American Heart Association Advisory on Cardiovascular Monitoring for ADHD Treatment: Issues and Final Statement Laurence L. Greenhill, M.D.
Symposium
18
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    Child Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS)
Symposium
19
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    New Research on Etiological Mechanisms and Clinical Significance of Sleep Problems in ADHD Margaret D. Weiss, M.D.
Symposium
20
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    Substance Use Predicts HIV Infection in Adolescents
Sponsored by the AACAP HIV Issues Committee and Substance Abuse and Addiction Committee

Friday, October 31, 2008

8:30 AM-11:30 AM

Symposium
21
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    An Examination of Subthreshold Psychopathologies in Children and Adolescents
Symposium
22
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    Psychotropic Induced Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Symposium
23
(open)
    Latest Advances in Child Bipolar Disorder Barbara Geller, M.D.
Sponsored by the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Symposium
24
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    RUPP-PI Autism Network: Risperidone with or without Parent Management Training in Children and Adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders Christopher J. McDougle, M.D.
Symposium
25
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    The Opioid Dependent Adolescent/Young Adult: Clinical Characteristics, Effectiveness of a Multicenter Opioid Agonist Treatment Study, and Practice Adoption at a Community Program Geetha A. Subramaniam, M.D.
Sponsored by the AACAP Substance Abuse and Addiction Committee

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Symposium
26
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    Challenges to Child Psychiatric Clinical Trials Success Joan Busner, Ph.D.
Symposium
27
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    Effects of Stimulant Treatment of ADHD in Childhood and Adolescence and Subsequent Drug Abuse in Adulthood ADHD
Symposium
28
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    Real World Outcomes of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders Elizabeth J. Costello, Ph.D.
Symposium
29
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    Simon Wile Symposium: Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine - Problems and Predicaments David R. DeMaso, M.D.
Sponsored by the AACAP Committee on Collaboration with Medical Professions
Symposium
30
(open)
    Weighing Risks and Benefits of Psychotropic Treatments in Children and Adolescents Christoph U. Correll, M.D.
Symposium
31
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    From Mental Disorder to Iatrogenic Hypogonadism: Dilemmas in Conceptualizing Gender Identity Disorder (GID) as a Psychiatric Condition Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg

Saturday, November 1, 2008

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Symposium
32
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    New Evidence for Revisiting Epilepsy as a Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorder Sigita Plioplys, M.D.
Sponsored by the AACAP Committee on Collaboration with Medical Professions
Symposium
33
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    Pediatric Bipolar Collaborative Trial of Lithium Versus Divalproex Robert A. Kowatch, M.D., Ph.D.
Symposium
34
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    The Role of Frontostriatal Circuits in Childhood Psychopathologies Bradley S. Peterson, M.D.
Symposium
35
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    European Perspectives on an Endophenotype for ADHD Joseph A. Sergeant, Ph.D.
Symposium
36
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    Anabolic Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Drugs in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Clinical, Sociological, and Ethical Considerations Gary R. Gaffney, M.D.

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Symposium
37
(open)
    Monitoring Medication Trends in High Risk Youth Katherine E. Grimes, M.D., M.P.H.
Symposium
38
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    Children at Risk for Bipolar Disorder: From Clinical Phenotypes to Neurobiology Boris Birmaher, M.D.
Symposium
39
(open)
    Functional and Adaptive Behavior Outcomes in ADHD: Defining and Understanding the Role of Impairment Jeffrey Newcorn, M.D.
Symposium
40
(open)
    Treatment of Repetitive Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Results of the NIH STAART Psychopharmacology Network Trial

Sunday, November 2, 2008

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Symposium
41
(open)
    How to Help Silent Children: Assessment and Treatment of Children with Selective Mutism Hanne Kristensen, M.D., Ph.D.
Symposium
42
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    An Overview of Working Memory in ADHD Margaret D. Weiss, M.D.
Symposium
43
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    Transforming Systems: Elephants Can Dance John Hamilton, M.D., M.S.