International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

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International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
AbbreviationISRCAP
Formation1988
FounderHerbert C. Quay
Legal status 501(c)(3)
PurposeAdvancing research into psychopathology in children and adolescents
Headquarters Illinois
Membership
320 [1]
President
Theodore Beauchaine
Past President
Argyris Stringaris
President-Elect
Amori Yee Mikami
PublicationResearch on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Website isrcap.org/index.html

The International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (abbreviated ISRCAP) is an international learned society dedicated to advancing research on causes and treatments for psychopathology among youth. It was established in 1988 by Herbert C. Quay, who published pioneering work on biobehavioral substrates of externalizing behavior and founded the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (now Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology). ISRSAP's first meeting was held in Zandvoort, Netherlands, in 1989. It has held biennial meetings in different locations ever since, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] It is registered in the United States state of Illinois as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. [3] Its official peer-reviewed journal is the Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, which is published by Springer Science+Business Media. [4]

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Presidents

The president of the ISRCAP is Theodore Beauchaine, PhD, whose term runs from 2023 to 2025. The current past president is Argyris Stringaris, MD. Other past presidents include Adrian Angold, MRCPsych, Russell Barkley, PhD, Jane Costello, PhD, Gabrielle Carlson, MD, Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, . [5] Peter S. Jensen, MD, Kate Keenan, PhD, Benjamin Lahey, PhD, Joan Luby, MD, Joel Nigg, PhD, William Pelham, PhD, Linda Pfiffner, PhD, Judith Rapoport, MD, Sir Michael Rutter, MD, David Shaffer, MD, John Weisz, PhD, and John Werry, MD.

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Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD

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References

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