Table 2.

Interview guide used in focus groups

Opening question (to each participant)	• Please tell us your name and where you work.
Introductory questions	• To what extent is the prescribing of psychotropic drugs discussed in your work places?
	• Going back to when you first started to work as a physician (Focus group II: to work in health care), what has been the view on the prescribing of psychotropics through the years?
Transition questions	• What are the difficulties with prescribing psychotropics compared to other medicines?
	• The prescribing of psychotropic drugs varies in our country. What is your view on that?
	• What do you think affects the prescribing of psychotropic drugs?
Key questions	• Participants were presented with two fictitious case scenarios, concerning patients with complex clinical problems, partly involving psychotropics and were asked to comment.
Ending questions	• You have discussed different factors affecting the prescribing of psychotropic drugs. Which factor do you think is the most important?
	• Summary of the discussions by the assistant moderator, followed by the question: How well does this capture what has been discussed?
	• Have we forgotten anything?
	• If time allowed, we asked: We will perform more focus group discussions. In what way do you think the current set-up could be improved?