[Child and adolescent psychiatric care 2019 in Austria-steps of care, current state and lookout].

Neuropsychiatr

Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, General Hospital of Vienna, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.

Published: December 2020

Background: Child and adolescent psychiatric disorders are prevalent, their care in Austria is still in progress.

Methods: We investigated whether the child and adolescent psychiatric care made progress dsince the establishment of the medical special discipline.

Results: There remains massive heterogeneity between the Austrian provinces. The "Mangelfachregelung" in ist current version is insufficient in order to consolidate our medical special discipline and to guarantee full carewithin the next years.

Conclusion: Hints are given how the situation of care in our discipline can be strengthened.

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