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Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends
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Wednesday September 17, 2025
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Psych Congress Orientation Session (Non-Accredited)
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Julie Carbray
PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): UZEDY: Discover the Features of a Different Kind of LAI
Room
Ballroom 31
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Exploring the Biological and Clinical Complexity of Schizophrenia
Room
Ballroom 33
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Technology Preconference: Simplifying Digital Psychiatry—Tech for the Everyday Clinician
Speaker
Desiree Matthews
PMHNP-BC
Jacques Ambrose
MD, MPH, MBA, FAPA
Jessica Jackson
PhD
Saundra Jain
MA, PsyD, LPC
Solome Tibebu
Steven Chan
MD, MBA, FAPA, FAMIA
William Sauvé
MD
Room
Ballroom 23
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Advanced Psychopharmacology Preconference: Four Emerging MOAs In Psychiatry and Their Major Clinical Impact
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Jonathan Meyer
MD
Leslie Citrome
MD, MPH
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20A
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): One Year of COBENFY (xanomeline and trospium chloride): Physician and Patient Real-World Experience
Room
Ballroom 29
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Exploring the Role of an Atypical Antipsychotic in Common Psychiatric Disorders
Room
Ballroom 30
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Advancing ADHD Treatment with a Nonstimulant
Room
Ballroom 31
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Managing Depression in MDD (Adjunctive) & Bipolar I Patients
Room
Ballroom 33
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM
Science, Compassion, and Legacy: Carrying Forward the Lessons of Dr. Vladimir Maletic
Speaker
Andrew Cutler
MD
Andrew Penn
MS, PMHNP-BC
Brittany Albright
MD, MPH
Charles Raison
MD
Greg Mattingly
MD
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Saundra Jain
MA, PsyD, LPC
Room
Ballroom 20D
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Forgotten but Never Gone: Innovations in AUD Treatment, Medication Management, and Harm Reduction
Speaker
Arwen Podesta
MD
p butler Ives
AUD sober raconteur
Room
Ballroom 24
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Difficult Medicines: The Art and Science of Lithium Therapy
Speaker
Jonathan Meyer
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Alzheimer’s Treatment in 2025 and Beyond: Emerging Therapies and Clinical Applications
Speaker
Marc Agronin
MD
Room
Ballroom 23
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Solving Clinical Challenges: Managing the Most Complex Cases in Schizophrenia
Speaker
Amber Hoberg
PMHNP-BC
Erin Crown
MHS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
Leslie Citrome
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Sound Sleep, Sound Mind: Sleep Medicine Essentials for Psychiatry Clinicians
Speaker
Anne Morse
DO, FAASM
Craig Chepke
MD, DFAPA
Philip Gehrman
PhD, CBSM, FAASM
Room
Ballroom 20A
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Architecture of Agitation: Pathophysiology of Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease and Emerging Treatments
Speaker
Amber Hoberg
PMHNP-BC
Jodi Koehn-Pike
Marc Agronin
MD
Room
Ballroom 24
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Augmentation Expectations: Finding the Right Treatment for Partial Response in MDD
Speaker
Jonathan Meyer
MD
Julie Carbray
PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Scott Burke
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Ending the Revolving Door: Decriminalizing Mental Health, Justice Reform, and the Ethics of Intervention
Speaker
Alberto Carrara
LC
Katherine Warburton
DO
Stephen Stahl
MD, PhD, DSc (Hon.)
Room
Ballroom 20D
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Keynote Reception (Non-Accredited)
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
Thursday September 18, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Advancing ADHD Care with Innovative Delivery Technology: Long Duration, Less Supplementation
Room
Ballroom 31
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): From Resistance to Acceptance: Winning Strategies for LAI Adoption
Room
Ballroom 33
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
The Role of Inflammation in Depression: Bridging Science and Clinical Innovations
Speaker
Charles Raison
MD
Room
Ballroom 20D
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Living in Harmony with the Digital World: Managing Technology-Induced Stress and Overload
Speaker
Meredith Gansner
MD
Room
Ballroom 23
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Treating the Individual, Not Just the Disease: Strategies for Alzheimer’s Prevention and Cognitive Resilience
Speaker
Marc Agronin
MD
Nichole Goble
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends in Psychotic Disorders
Poster Presenter
Anne Walker
PhD
Hemangi Panchmatia
Msc
James Appio
PharmD, RPh
Justin Faden
DO
Speaker
Christoph Correll
MD
Leslie Citrome
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Beyond Symptom Relief: Achieving Functional Recovery in MDD and Bipolar Disorder
Speaker
Arwen Podesta
MD
James Greenblatt
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Neurobiology of Orexin Agonism: The Final Frontier of Sleep-Wake Disorders in Psychiatry
Speaker
Chelsie Monroe
APN, PMHNP-BC
David Plante
MD, PhD
Room
Ballroom 20D
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Coming Full Circle: Recent Advances in Treating Depression, Mania, and Mixed Features in Bipolar Disorder
Speaker
Desiree Matthews
PMHNP-BC
Joseph Goldberg
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Aiming Higher in MDD: Practical Strategies and Novel Monotherapies to Improve Outcomes
Speaker
Helen Peterson
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Rebecca Barbee
MSPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psych
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Digital Therapeutics in Psychiatry: Closing Treatment Gaps with Evidence-Based Approaches
Room
Ballroom 24
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): ADHD Beyond the Core - What We’re Missing and Why It Matters
Room
Ballroom 25
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Treating MDD: A Rapid-Acting Antidepressant with Multimodal Activity
Room
Ballroom 30
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Empowering treatment choice in TRD
Room
Ballroom 31
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Case Study: Meet Rachel, a Patient With Schizophrenia Living With TD and her Treatment Journey
Room
Ballroom 33
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Advancing Schizophrenia Care: Improving Outcomes with Muscarinic Modulators
Speaker
Craig Chepke
MD, DFAPA
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20A
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Moving Mountains with Molecules in Tardive Dyskinesia: Optimizing Strategies for Challenging Cases
Speaker
Christoph Correll
MD
Kristian Dambrino
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Room
Ballroom 20D
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Sustaining Stability in Bipolar Disorder: Strategies for Long-Term Success
Speaker
Joseph Goldberg
MD
Nadia Johnson
PhD
Room
Ballroom 20A
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Telehealth in 2025: Innovations, Challenges, and the Future of Virtual Psychiatry
Speaker
Edward Kaftarian
MD
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Integrating Suicide Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment in Clinical Practice
Speaker
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
PhD
Room
Ballroom 23
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Rethinking ADHD Prescribing: Navigating ADHD Treatment Amidst a Changing Landscape
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Mastering Insomnia: Evidence-Based Strategies for Psychiatry
Speaker
Philip Gehrman
PhD, CBSM, FAASM
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Vanessa Joy Walker
MA, MPH Candidate, CPC
Room
Ballroom 20D
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends in MDD
Poster Presenter
Andrew Krystal
MD
Eiry Roberts
MD
Erin Ferries
PhD, MPH
Michael Martin
MD, MBA
Nadia Nabulsi
MPH, PHD
Speaker
Gerard Sanacora
MD, PhD
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Psychedelics and Psychiatry: Does the Trip Matter?
Speaker
Boris Heifets
MD, PhD
Charles Raison
MD
Robin Carhart-Harris
PhD
Room
Ballroom 20D
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Billing & Coding Mastery in Psychiatry: Maximizing Reimbursement and Avoiding Pitfalls
Speaker
Desiree Matthews
PMHNP-BC
Kevin Williams
MS, MPAS, PA-C
Room
Ballroom 23
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
First-Line Decisions: Medication or Lifestyle Modification? Balancing Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Care in ADHD
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall (Non-Accredited)
Room
Exhibit Hall D
7:35 PM – 8:35 PM
(INVITATION ONLY) Early Career Clinician Connect: Expert Insights & Networking
Room
Ballroom 29
Friday September 19, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): The Patient Journey Through Bipolar II Depression
Room
Ballroom 31
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Major Depressive Disorder and the Emerging Role of Glutamate
Room
Ballroom 33
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Bipolar Disorder and Comorbidities: Strategies for Managing Co-Occurring Conditions
Speaker
Joseph Goldberg
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder: New Perspectives on Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker
Michele Galietta
PhD
Richard Jackson
MD
Room
Ballroom 20D
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Solving Clinical Challenges: Managing ADHD in High-Risk Populations
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Julie Carbray
PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Timothy Wilens
MD
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Disaster Psychiatry: Mental Health Response in Crisis and Trauma
Speaker
Armen Goenjian
MD
Lara Shirikjian
DO
Room
Ballroom 23
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Navigating Fertility, Loss, and Mental Health: Supporting Women Through Reproductive Challenges
Speaker
Kristin MacGregor
PhD
Moushumi Mukerji
MSN, PMHNP-BC, CNM
Nichelle Haynes
DO
Vanessa Joy Walker
MA, MPH Candidate, CPC
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Beyond Partial Response: Functional and Remission-Based Strategies in MDD
Speaker
Erin Crown
MHS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
Leslie Citrome
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20A
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
New Solutions for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Silent Killer of Better Outcomes in Psychiatric Practice
Speaker
Abhinav Singh
MD, MPH, FAASM
Craig Chepke
MD, DFAPA
Nick Hunter
Room
Ballroom 20D
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Essential Strategies for Optimizing the Use of Long-Acting Treatments in Schizophrenia
Moderator
Brooke Kempf
PMHNP-BC
Speaker
Brittany Albright
MD, MPH
Kevin Williams
MS, MPAS, PA-C
Room
Ballroom 25
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Poster Lunch and Learn (Non-Accredited)
Room
Exhibit Hall Theater
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Understanding and Addressing Overlooked Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Room
Ballroom 30
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Maintenance Matters: Discussing Long-Acting Treatment for Bipolar I Disorder
Room
Ballroom 31
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Leading With a VMAT2 Inhibitor for Patients With Tardive Dyskinesia
Room
Ballroom 33
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall & Poster Presentations (Non-Accredited)
Room
Exhibit Hall D
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sleep Research Panel & Scientific Discovery Hub (Non-Accredited)
Room
Exhibit Hall Theater
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
The Lost Art of Engaging Patients with Psychotic Symptoms (and Why It is More Important than You Might Think!)
Speaker
Peter Weiden
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
ADHD in Adulthood: Contemporary Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker
Timothy Wilens
MD
Room
Ballroom 20D
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
CANCELLED - Surviving and Thriving After Suicide Loss: Supporting Families Through Prolonged Grief and Recovery
Speaker
Katherine Shear
MD
Room
Ballroom 23
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Gas Station and Corner Store Drugs: What Clinicians Need to Know About Kratom, Tianeptine, and Other Emerging Substances
Speaker
Arwen Podesta
MD
Jonathan Williams
DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Psychotherapy in Older Adults: Adapting Evidence-Based Treatments for Aging Minds
Speaker
Kevin Williams
MS, MPAS, PA-C
Saundra Jain
MA, PsyD, LPC
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Difficult Medicines: Navigating the Complexities of Clozapine
Speaker
Jonathan Meyer
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
An Evidence-Based Roadmap to the Initial Management of OCD
Speaker
Elias Aboujaoude
MD, MA
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
The Double-Edged Sword: Social Media’s Impact on Adolescent Mental Health
Speaker
Avani Patel
MD, MHA
Steven Chan
MD, MBA, FAPA, FAMIA
Room
Ballroom 23
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Emotional Transition
Speaker
Karen Horst
MD
Nishath Ali
MD
Room
Ballroom 20D
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Poster Nominee Reception in Exhibit Hall (Non-Accredited)
Room
Exhibit Hall D
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk (Non-Accredited)
Room
Registration
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Networking Event at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center (Non-Accredited)
Room
San Diego Wine & Culinary Center
Saturday September 20, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Transforming MDD Symptom Treatment with a Digital Therapeutic
Room
Ballroom 31
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): An Established Treatment Option for Managing Bipolar I Disorder or Schizophrenia
Room
Ballroom 33
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
(Invitation Only) APAP Breakfast
Room
Ballroom 24
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Difficult Medicines: The Risks and Realities of Benzodiazepine Use
Speaker
Manish Jha
MBBS
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Delusions and Criminal Behavior: Reality is in the Eye of the Beholder
Speaker
Ashley VanDercar
MD, JD
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
PMDD Uncovered: Neurobiological Insights and Treatment Innovations
Speaker
Kristin Lasseter
MD
Room
Ballroom 20D
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Intersecting Crises: Suicide Prevention in Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Speaker
Arwen Podesta
MD
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
PhD
Room
Ballroom 23
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
First-Line Decisions: Medication or Lifestyle Modification? Strategic Approaches to First-Line MDD Treatment
Speaker
Mark Zimmerman
MD
Saundra Jain
MA, PsyD, LPC
Room
Ballroom 20A
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Sleep-Wake Symptoms in MDD as Potential Biomarkers for Precision Treatments: Moving Beyond Agent Selection Based on Activating or Sedating Effects
Speaker
Hara Oyedeji
APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20D
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Apps to Fill the Gaps: Optimizing Patient Functioning and Outcomes Using Prescription Digital Therapeutics to Support Pharmacological Treatment in Psychiatric Patients
Speaker
Andrew Cutler
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Redefining the Long-Term Management of Difficult-to-Treat Depression With VNS Therapy™: A Clinically Validated, Strategic Next Step
Room
Ballroom 30
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Clinical Considerations for Psychiatrists on the Improvement of Wakefulness in Patients with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Room
Ballroom 31
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Agitation Associated With Dementia Due to Alzheimer’s Disease: Impact and Symptom Management Considerations In a Community Setting
Room
Ballroom 33
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall & Poster Presentations (Non-Accredited)
Room
Exhibit Hall D
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): The Weight of Wellness: Balancing Symptoms and Real Life with Schizophrenia
Room
Exhibit Hall Theater
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
An Evidence-Based Roadmap to the Initial Management of Social Anxiety Disorder
Speaker
Murray Stein
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20A
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Complex and Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder: Navigating Rapid Cycling and Challenging Presentations
Speaker
Michael Thase
MD
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Beyond Medications: The Expanding Role of Interventional Psychiatry in Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness
Speaker
Brittany Albright
MD, MPH
Michael Asbach
DMSc, PA-C
Room
Ballroom 20D
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Psychedelics in Psychiatry: Where Are We Now and What’s Next?
Speaker
Andrew Penn
MS, PMHNP-BC
Charles Raison
MD
Room
Ballroom 28A-D
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Disorders of Wakefulness: Understanding Hypersomnia, Narcolepsy, and Beyond in Psychiatric Patients
Speaker
David Plante
MD, PhD
Emmanuel Mignot
MD, PhD
Room
Ballroom 23
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Poster Presenter
Jami Earnest
PharmD, BCPP
Joel Young
MD
Kristi Totten
PhD
Mahwish Khan
PharmD, RPh
Mike Hogan
PharmD
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Paul Glaser
MD, PhD
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Solving Clinical Challenges: Managing Anxiety Disorders in Complex and High-Stress Cases
Speaker
Brittany Albright
MD, MPH
Lydia Bartholow
DNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP, FIAAN
Manish Jha
MBBS
Room
Ballroom 20A
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Navigating Clinical Dilemmas in Suicide Risk Management: Balancing Autonomy and Safety
Speaker
Benji Fucanan
Edward Kaftarian
MD
Room
Ballroom 23
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Complex PTSD: Navigating Diagnostic Challenges and Advanced Treatment Strategies
Speaker
Karen Soropulova
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Viktoriya Magid
PhD
Room
Ballroom 20D
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Poster Reception & Awards Ceremony (Non-Accredited)
Room
Sails Pavilion
Sunday September 21, 2025
7:15 AM – 8:45 AM
Antidepressants for Older Adults with MDD: Integrating Clinical and Real-World Evidence with Patient-Specific Considerations to Optimize Outcomes
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Jennifer Brashear
pending LPC-A
Kevin Williams
MS, MPAS, PA-C
Room
Ballroom 30
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
"I’m So Angry There Are No Talks About Anger": Recognizing and Managing Anger (the Overlooked Affect) in Clinical Practice
Speaker
Lloyd Briggery
Mark Zimmerman
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
An Evidence-Based Roadmap to the Initial Management of First-Episode Psychosis (FEP): Focus on Early Interventions in Schizophrenia
Speaker
Elena Ivleva
MD, PhD
Kelly Overdorf
Taylor Delanko
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Substance Use in Aging Populations: Addressing Alcohol, Cannabis, and Polypharmacy
Speaker
Michael Miller
MD, DLFAPA, DFASAM
Room
Ballroom 20D
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Room
Ballroom 20 Foyer
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Time to Change the Target: Optimal Use of Glutamatergic Antidepressants in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Speaker
Brittany Albright
MD, MPH
Hara Oyedeji
APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd
Room
Ballroom 20A
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Treatment-Resistant or Something Else? Finding Hypersomnolence Disorders in Psychiatric Practice and Managing them with Heart-Healthy Strategies
Speaker
Craig Chepke
MD, DFAPA
Laney Geismar
W. Christopher Winter
MD, DABSM, DABPN, FAASM
Room
Ballroom 20D
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Walking in Tandem: A Joint Perspective on the Journey With Schizophrenia
Room
Ballroom 30
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Generalized Anxiety Disorder in 3 Acts: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Emerging Treatments
Speaker
Greg Mattingly
MD
Saundra Jain
MA, PsyD, LPC
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Catching Eating Disorders Early: Strategies for Identification and Intervention in Youth
Speaker
Denise Wilfley
PhD
James Lock
MD, PhD
Room
Ballroom 20D
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Substance Use in the Perinatal Period: Clinical Challenges and Support Strategies
Speaker
Nadejda Bespalova
MD
Room
Ballroom 20A
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
From Words to Action: Integrating Pharmacologic, Psychotherapeutic, and Complementary Strategies
Speaker
Arwen Podesta
MD
James Greenblatt
MD
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Saundra Jain
MA, PsyD, LPC
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Psych Congress 2025: Final Thoughts and Panel Discussion
Speaker
Julie Carbray
PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Rakesh Jain
MD, MPH
Room
Ballroom 20 B/C
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