Table 3.
Factors associated with the choice of child and adolescent psychiatry (n = 668).
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Reasons for choosing psychiatry as a medical specialty | |
| Interest in this specialty during medical school | 327 (49.0) |
| Vocation (long-held aspiration) | 283 (42.4) |
| Change of orientation (another medical specialty initiallychosen) | 34 (5.1) |
| Default choice | 24 (3.6) |
| Internship in psychiatry during medical school | |
| Yes | 478 (71.6) |
| No | 190 (28.4) |
| Internship in CAP during medical school | |
| Yes | 223 (33.4) |
| No | 445 (66.6) |
| Internship in pediatrics during medical school | |
| Yes | 556 (83.2) |
| No | 112 (16.8) |
| Reasons for choosing to specialize in CAP | |
| Interest in the work with children | 429 (64.2) |
| Interest for psychotherapy | 353 (52.8) |
| Influence of an internship in child and adolescent psychiatry during medical studies | 307 (46.0) |
| Interest in the work with adolescents | 297 (44.5) |
| Developmental approach in child and adolescent psychiatry | 286 (42.8) |
| Psychanalytic approach in child and adolescent psychiatry | 271 (40.6) |
| Local attractiveness of the discipline | 122 (18.3) |
| Refusal of adult psychiatry | 94 (14.1) |
| Conditions of life and of practice | 48 (7.2) |
| Other | 63 (9.4) |
| Perception of the choice of CAP as a specialty by surroundings | |
| Positive perception | 367 (54.9) |
| Neutral perception | 227 (33) |
| Negative perception | 74 (11.1) |
| Type of negative comments concerning CAP by surroundings | |
| Received ideas on patients suffering from mentalillness | 245 (36.7) |
| No direct comment of the surroundings | 205 (30.7) |
| Fear to be exposed to mental suffering | 199 (29.8) |
| Abandonment of somatic/organic medicine | 194 (29.0) |
| Lack of prestige of the discipline | 153 (22.9) |
| Low salary | 136 (20.4) |
| Other | 30 (4.5) |
| Impact of personal factors on the choice of CAP | |
| Yes | 383 (57.3) |
| No | 285 (42.7) |
| Personal factors with an impact on the choice of CAP | |
| Personal psychotherapy | 148 (22.2) |
| Personal trauma | 96 (14.4) |
| Mental illness in the surroundings | 91 (13.6) |
| Psychiatrist or child and adolescent psychiatrist in the surroundings | 74 (11.1) |
| Other | 112 (16.8) |
CAP, child and adolescent psychiatry.