Table 1.

Examples of the differences between questions for CAPs and APs interviews.

Experience of child psychiatric services CAPs – “Referring to situations you are familiar with professionally, do you know when these young people were first seen by you? (How old was the patient, who referred them, and did anyone else see them before you?” APs – “What do you usually do when a young person who has been seen for the first time in child and adolescent psychiatry comes to your consultation/hospital and is transferred to adult psychiatry?” Period of transition CAPs – “Referring to situations with which you are professionally familiar, do you think that, in general, young people who are referred to child psychiatry have clinical reasons for being referred?” APs – “Referring to situations with which you are professionally familiar, do you think that, in general, adolescents who are referred from child psychiatry to adult psychiatry have an advantage in most situations?” First experiences in the adult psychiatric service CAPs and APs - In your opinion, what are the differences between adolescent and adult psychiatric services?; What do you think are the best and worst points? Impact of transition CAPs and APs - In your opinion, do you think that the change in the type of service where the patient is followed has a significant impact on them? As far as you know, do you think that there are often breaks or long gaps in follow-up when this transition is made? Thoughts about the existence of transition services CAPs and APs - Do you think it would be advantageous to have transitional services, where technicians with experience in child psychiatry and technicians with experience in psychiatry would work, looking after people between the ages of 15 and 25, ensuring continuity of care and preparing for the change of services? Why? In some questions, if felt it was relevant, we could follow up with other questions, such as Can you tell me more about this? Can you give me an example of what you said? How did you feel about it?