September 15-19, 2026 | New Orleans, LA
Now in its 39th year, Psych Congress is the nation's leading conference on practical psychopharmacology. We're more than a meeting, we're a community of passionate mental health clinicians. For five days this fall, engage in a unique, integrated forum full of practical, real-world training, covering the latest techniques, treatments, best practices, and evidence-based care. The 2026 event will offer more sessions, more credits, and more opportunities than ever before.
This is the conference of the year for all psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, primary care physicians, and other mental health professionals to gain the practical education needed to improve patient outcomes. No other conference offers the same breadth and level of comprehensive psychopharmacology education, combined with state-of-the-art treatment approaches and emerging research findings.
Registration is open!
For 5 days, gain confidence in new approaches and techniques for treating mental health disorders as you participate in practical, case-based sessions led by internationally renowned faculty.
These aren't conference-circuit speakers. They're the researchers, department chairs, and practicing clinicians whose work shapes the guidelines you follow, presenting what they know now, not what was published three years ago.
PhD, FPMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Nursing; Director, Pediatric Mood Disorder Clinic, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
MD, MPH
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Midland, Texas
MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Washington University School of Medicine; President, Midwest Research Group, St. Louis, Missouri
Some attendees come to Psych Congress in their first year of independent practice, trying to close the gap between training and the reality of a full patient panel. Others have been prescribing for 25 years and come because the field is moving fast enough that standing still feels like falling behind.
Both leave with something they didn't have Monday morning. That's the point.
The mental health field moves fast. Every year, new agents reach market, guidelines get revised, and the gap between what you learned in training and what your hardest patients need gets a little wider. Psych Congress exists to close that gap, with 50+ faculty who still see patients, 100+ sessions built around real clinical decisions, and 3,500 colleagues who share your commitment to getting better.
September 15–19, New Orleans. This is the one you clear your schedule for.
The best of the best psychiatry conferences. Cutting-edge education, reasonable cost, superb teachers—which is why I attend every year."
As a first-time attendee, I was very impressed. Every session was packed with useful and detailed information, with evidence-based updates informing best practices. I learned so much!"
I've been to numerous psychiatric conferences over the years, and Psych Congress is by far superior. The level of knowledge and education provided is extraordinary."
