- Event date:April 16, 2026
- Event end:April 20, 2026
The AAGP Annual Meeting is the premier international conference focused specifically on mental health in older adults. The 2026 edition in Arlington, Virginia, brings together geriatric psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, geriatricians, primary-care doctors, social workers and researchers working on depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia-related behavioural symptoms, substance use and suicide prevention in later life.
Scientific content typically includes new data on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, neuroimaging and biomarkers, integrated mental-health models in primary care, tele-psychiatry, and psycho-social interventions for patients and caregivers. There is also strong emphasis on capacity building: training the next generation of geriatric-mental-health specialists and equipping generalists to better recognise and manage conditions like late-life depression and dementia-related behavioural disturbances.
For senior-care providers, especially memory-care units, assisted-living communities and home-care agencies, AAGP offers advanced insight into behavioural-symptom management, antipsychotic stewardship, and collaboration between psychiatry and social care. From an Indian perspective, where mental-health stigma and limited specialist availability are major barriers, knowledge from AAGP can inform tele-psychiatry services, caregiver training curriculum and protocol development for behaviour-related crises in dementia.
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