Table 7.
Child and Adolescent psychiatry training in Europe – synthesis of collected data
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training | Number / number of known data (%) |
|---|---|
| Separate training of CAP and GAP | |
| Y | 21 / 33 (64%) |
| from start of training | 18 / 33 (55%) |
| after common trunk with GAP | 3 / 33 (9%) |
| N | 5 / 33 (15%) |
| Contradictory or not specified | 7 / 33 (21%) |
| Is CAP a monospecialty / separate specialty? | |
| Y | 24 / 34 (71%) |
| National training standards | |
| Y | 26 / 29 (90%) |
| fully implemented | 10 / 29 (34%) |
| implemented in part | 15 / 29 (52%) |
| not implemented | 1 / 29 (4%) |
| Is there a CAP theoretical program? | |
| Y | 23 / 27 (85%) |
| with standardized content | 10 / 27 (37%) |
| without standardized content | 13 / 27 (48%) |
| N | 3 / 27 (11%) |
| Contradictory | 1 / 27 (4%) |
| Program length (total minimum after medical school to be a CAP specialist, in years) | |
| < 4 | 3 / 34 (9%) |
| 4 ≤ ≤ 6 | 25 / 34 (73%) |
| > 6 | 4 / 34 (12%) |
| Contradictory | 2 / 34 (6%) |
| Minimum duration specifically dedicated to CAP during this program (years) | |
| < 2 | 2 / 33 (6%) |
| 2 ≤ < 3 | 10 / 33 (30%) |
| 3 ≤ < 4 | 12 / 33 (36%) |
| ≥ 4 | 4 / 33 (12%) |
| Contradictory | 5 / 33 (15%) |
| Supervision | |
| Access to formal supervision | 25 / 27 (93%) |
| Independent educational supervision | 12 / 27 (44%) |
| Assessment | |
| Logbook | 22 / 31 (71%) |
| Examination to be a trainee in CAP | 12 / 30 (40%) |
| Examination to finish the training in CAP | 22 / 34 (65%) |
| Duration of inpatient experience (months) | |
| < 12 | 5 / 27 (18%) |
| 12 ≤ ≤ 24 | 11 / 27 (41%) |
| > 24 | 10 / 27 (37%) |
| Contradictory | 1 / 27 (4%) |
| Duration of outpatient experience (months) | |
| < 12 | 8 / 27 (30%) |
| 12 ≤ ≤ 24 | 11 / 27 (41%) |
| > 24 | 7 / 27 (26%) |
| Contradictory | 1 / 27 (4%) |
| General adult psychiatry training | |
| Y | 28 / 31 (91%) |
| mandatory | 26 / 31 (83%) |
| optional | 2 / 31 (6%) |
| N | 1 / 31 (3%) |
| Contradictory | 2 / 31 (6%) |
| Child neurology training | |
| Y | 21 / 31 (68) |
| mandatory | 13 / 31 (42%) |
| optional | 8 / 31 (26%) |
| Not neededa | 10 / 31 (32%) |
| Paediatric experience | |
| Y | 21 / 33 (64%) |
| mandatory | 14 / 33 (43%) |
| optional | 3 / 33 (9%) |
| not specified | 4 / 33 (12%) |
| Not neededa | 7 / 33 (21%) |
| Contradictory | 5 / 33 (15%) |
| Neurology experience | |
| Y | 16 / 27 (59%) |
| mandatory | 4 / 16 (25%) |
| optional | 2 / 16 (12.5%) |
| not specified | 10 / 16 (62.5%) |
| N | 10 / 27 (37%) |
| Contradictory | 1 / 27 (4%) |
| Psychotherapy training | |
| Presence | |
| Y | 20 / 34 (59%) |
| mandatory | 14 / 34 (41%) |
| optional | 6 / 34 (18%) |
| Not neededa | 7 / 34 (20.5%) |
| Contradictory | 7 / 34 (20.5%) |
| Program structure | |
| Theoretical & practical | 24 / 26 (92%) |
| Theoretical only | 4 / 26 (8%) |
| Type | |
| CBT | 21 / 21 (100%) |
| systemic | 17 / 21 (81%) |
| psychodynamic | 18 / 21 (86%) |
| other | 5 / 21 (24%) |
| Is research experience compulsory? | |
| Y | 6 / 33 (18%) |
| N | 19 / 33 (58%) |
| Contradictory | 8 / 33 (24%) |
Abbreviations: Y yes, N no, CAP child and adolescent psychiatry, GAP general adult psychiatry, CBT cognitive behavioural therapy
a: may correspond to ‘no’ or ‘yes optional’