Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

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Overview

Symposium Presented by Dr. Jennifer Crosbie, Dr. Nicole Racine, Dr. Suneeta Monga, and Dr. Louise Gallagher (Chair)

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Details

Ensuring Meaningful Measurement in Adolescent Depression Clinical Trials and Care By the end of this session participants will be able to: -Recognize measurement in advancing precision mental health, with a focus on the use and evaluation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in adolescent depression clinical trials and care. -Recognize the application of the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) framework for the systematic appraisal of PROMs, including study design, risk of bias, and assessment of measurement properties. -Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of commonly used PROMs for adolescent depression, and identify the need for further research on validity, reliability, and adolescent engagement in measure development before recommending their routine clinical use. Intergenerational Impact of Childhood Adversity: A Precision Approach to Child and Youth Mental Health By the end of this session participants will be able to: -Describe the impact of early exposure to childhood adversity on child and youth mental health and its potential as a risk indicator for mental disorders in childhood. -Explore the diverse measurement approaches for childhood adversity in the context of precision mental health research. -Explain the importance of measuring and considering broader measurement of early adversity within the child or youth’s exposome. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Psychiatric Diagnoses Among Canadian Youth By the end of this session participants will be able to: -Identify racial and ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders among Canadian children and youth, with emphasis on how these disparities persist despite high symptom levels across diverse groups. -Describe the methodology used to examine both quantitative psychiatric traits and reported diagnoses across multiple racial and ethnic groups, including the application of regression models to adjust for trait levels. -Discuss the implications of underdiagnosis in ethnically diverse youth populations and recognize the need for targeted strategies to mitigate barriers to mental health care access in Canada.