APA | 2026

Catch Sheppard Pratt Experts at the APA Annual Meeting!

Saturday, May 16

1:30 – 3 p.m. PST | Room 203
Autism Meets Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Differentiating and Empowering the Diagnostic and Treatment Gray Zone
Michael Young, MD; Jonathan Hershfield, MFT; Sara Uram, LCSW-C

1:30 – 3 p.m. PST | Room 105
Beyond Burden Toward Value: Psychiatry at the Crossroads of Value-Based Care
Kathryn Ridout, MD, PhD; Robert Schloesser, MD; Andrew Carlo, MD, PhD; Bonnie Zima, MD, MPH; Luming Li, MD

Sunday, May 17

1:30 – 3 p.m. PST | Room 205
Hippocrates Revisited: Psychiatry Ethics in Modern Clinical Practice
Michael Young, MD; Stephanie Fox, PhD, LMHC, SUDP, LCPC; Ronald Means, MD; Sonya Chistov, MD

1:30 – 3 p.m. PST | Room 306
Bridging Traditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Psychodynamic Therapy for Process-Oriented Care
Zofia Kozak, MD; Erin Seery, MD; Margaret Tuttle, MD; Robyn Walser, PhD

Monday, May 18

8:30 – 10 a.m. PST | Room 307
Evidence Based or Evidence Biased? Jerome Frank and the Common Features of Psychotherapy in the Age of Brand-Named Treatments
Julia Frank, MD; Anne Ruble, MD; Donna Marie Sudak, MD; Jennifer Wineke, MD

8:30 – 10 a.m. PST | Room 211
Future-Proofing Psychiatry: Why Measurement-Based Care is No Longer Optional
Robert Schloesser, MD; Erik Vanderlip, MD, PhD; Andrew Carlo, MD, MPH; Carlene MacMillan, MD; Kathryn Ridout, MD, PhD

8:30 – 10 a.m. PST | Poster Presentations
Assessing Alternate Clinical Quality Measurement of Suicidal Ideation/Behavior Reduction in Patients Receiving Psychiatric Treatment
Amber Bailey, MHS; Emily Berich-Anastasio, MPH, LCPC; Robert Schloesser, MD

Assessing Treatment Response through PROMIS Depression: The Impact of Various Success Metric Specifications Across Psychiatric Diagnostic Groups
Amber Bailey, MHS; Emily Berich-Anastasio, MPH, LCPC; Robert Schloesser, MD

1:30 – 3 p.m. PST | Room 213
Empowering2: Equipping Psychiatrists to Empower Autistic Patients—From Acceptance to Appreciation and Beyond
Michael Young, MD; Sara Uram, LCSW-C; Nicolas Iadarola, MD

1:30 – 3 p.m. PST | Room 203
Microbiome Gut Brain Axis: Innovative Interventions for Patient Care
Dolores Malaspina, MD, MPH, MS; Shabnam Nohesara, MD; Faith Dickerson, PhD; Dilip V. Jeste, MD

3:45 – 5:15 p.m. PST | Room 304
Debate: From Silos to Synergy: Evolving Practice Models in Mental Health Care
Tanuja Gandhi, MD; Rebecca Sue Lundquist, MD; Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH; Harsh K. Trivedi, MD, MBA;  Randon Welton, MD