APS

2026 APS Annual Convention

Dynamic Multimodal Approaches to Understanding Psychopathology and Therapy Outcomes

Friday, May 29, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Oral · Mental Health in Focus: Symptoms, Support & Intervention

This symposium highlights dynamic, multimodal approaches to understanding psychopathology and therapeutic change. Speakers integrate EMA, wearable sensors, and advanced statistical modeling to predict adolescent depression, late-life suicidality, and individual treatment processes. Discussions address the challenge of interpreting temporal dynamics in practice and implications for personalized interventions.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Miriam HehlmannChair
    Osnabrück University
  • Saskia ScholtenDiscussant
    University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

Presentations

  1. Emotion System Dynamics As Early Warning Signals of Depression In AdolescenceHadar Fisher, Haya Fatimah, Nigel Jaffe, Kristina Pidvirny, Diego Pizzagalli, Christian Webb
  2. Dynamic Prediction of Late-Life Suicidality during Psychotherapy Using EMA and Passive SensingHehlmann Miriam, Michael Gallagher, Juan Pena Loray, Joohyun Kang, Jordan Serrano-Gueda, Oded Bein, et al.
  3. A Multimodal Fusion Model for Predicting Therapy Session Outcomes from Emotional DynamicsAntonia Vehlen, Tobias Hallmen, Marius Funk, Steffen Eberhardt, Brian Schwartz, Elisabeth André, et al.
  4. Examining the Timescales of Therapeutic Change: A Case-Series Approach and Change-Point AnalysisMarilyn Piccirillo, Zachary Cohen, Anastasia Galkina, Yong Zhang