By

• Andrés Martin MD, MPH Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychiatry Medical Director, Children’s Psychiatric Inpatient Service, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT
• Fred R Volkmar MD Irving Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychology, and Pediatrics, Director, Developmental Disabilities Clinic, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT
• Melvin Lewis MB, BS (London), FRC Psych, DCH Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Established for fifteen years as the standard work in the field, Melvin Lewis’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook is now in its Fourth Edition. Under the editorial direction of Andrés Martin and Fred R. Volkmar—two of Dr. Lewis’s colleagues at the world-renowned Yale Child Study Center—this classic text emphasizes the relationship between basic science and clinical research and integrates scientific principles with the realities of drug interactions.

This edition has been reorganized into a more compact, clinically relevant book and completely updated, with two-thirds new contributing authors. The new structure incorporates economics, diversity, and a heavy focus on evidence-based practice. Numerous new chapters include genetics, research methodology and statistics, and the continuum of care and location-specific interventions.

A companion Website provides instant access to the complete, fully searchable text.

Key Features

• Thoroughly revised Fourth Edition of Melvin Lewis’s standard work in child and adolescent psychiatry
• Edited by two of Dr. Lewis’s colleagues at the world-renowned Yale Child Study Center
• Divided into seven sections: An Approach to the Discipline; Scientific Foundations; A Developmental Framework; Nosology, Classification, and Diagnostic Assessment; Specific Disorders and Syndromes; Treatment; and Interface Areas (Pediatrics, School Consultation, The Law)
• All topics are consistent with DSM-IV and ICD-10 recommendations
• The book includes discussion of modern treatment plans, fundamental changes in the patterns of care, and new guidelines for clinical drug regimens in children

Fourth Edition Highlights:

• Reorganized into a more clinically relevant book
• Completely updated, with two-thirds new contributing authors
• New structure incorporates economics, diversity, and a heavy focus on evidence-based practice
• Numerous new chapters include genetics, research methodology and statistics, and the continuum of care and location-specific interventions