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Since the publication of the fifth edition of the Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2017, the field has evolved significantly. Evaluation methods have been sharpened, evidence-based treatments have multiplied, stigma surrounding mental illness has waned, and debates about disorders and treatments have surged in the media. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic, the widespread adoption of social media, and ongoing challenges with access to care have reshaped how psychiatric professionals support young patients and their families.
This sixth edition distills and incorporates the latest research and the collective clinical expertise that leading experts consider most relevant, delivering actionable insights tailored to today's practice. Key updates include the following:
• Every section has been revised to reflect DSM-5-TR criteria
• Outdated diagnostic and treatment information has been pruned and new recommendations have been made
• A brand-new chapter on neuromodulation has been added
• Two new expert authors have joined as contributors
Crucially, the guide retains its core strengths: the authors bring extensive clinical and teaching experience, abundant summary tables provide rapid access to essential information, key references and additional readings offer pathways for further study, and recommended resources for parents reinforce the clinician-family partnership.
Covering the diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental, anxiety, mood, trauma-related, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and others, this concise guide remains rich in practical guidance. Designed as a primer for medical and mental health students and trainees, it also serves as a focused, up-to-date resource for practicing clinicians.
Thomas K. Cummins, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; and Attending Psychiatrist, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Mina K. Dulcan, M.D., is Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; and Emerita staff , Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Tapan Parikh, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; and Medical Director, Acute Care Services, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Julie M. Sadhu, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; and Director of Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
List of Tables
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Evaluation and Treatment Planning
Chapter 3. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 4. Schizophrenia
Chapter 5. Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 6. Depressive Disorders
Chapter 7. Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 8. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Chapter 9. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 10. Feeding and Eating Disorders
Chapter 11. Elimination Disorders
Chapter 12. Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 13. Gender Dysphoria
Chapter 14. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Chapter 15. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 16. Special Clinical Circumstances
Chapter 17. Psychopharmacology
Chapter 18. Psychosocial Treatments
Chapter 19. Neuromodulation in Children and Adolescents
Appendix
Resources for Parents
Information on the Internet
Books
Index