Lewis Child and Adolescent Psychiatry A Comprehensive Textbook 6th/2026

Encyclopedic in scope, Lewis’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, 6th Edition, provides up-to-date, authoritative information on scientific principles, research methodologies, and everyday clinical care. New editor Dr. Gerrit I. van Schalkwyk, assisted by co-editors Drs. Fred R. Volkmar, Michael H. Bloch, Hanna E. Stevens, and Andrés Martin, leads a team of more than 160 contributing authors who have revised and updated this foundational text. It remains a must-have reference for anyone involved in the study or practice of child and adolescent psychiatry.

• Reflects an emphasis on succinct, curated content with the goal of ensuring that the material is concise, useful, and readable, including a new full-color format that enhances navigation
• Contains new chapters on the impact of racism in child mental health, transitional age-youth, translational neuroscience, partial-hospital programs, leadership, minority stress, and more
• Features a new chapter on epidemiology that discusses current realities in illness identification and self-diagnosis
• Integrates content on social factors and diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout, as well as an increased focus on the environment