[Treatment Gaps in the Transition of Adolescent Patients from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to Adult Psychiatry in Berlin: An explorative predictor Analysis].

OBJECTIVE

This study investigates treatment gaps during the transition from child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) to adult psychiatry (AP).

METHODOLOGY: 100 patients from a Berlin AP clinic with prior CAP treatment were surveyed regarding their experiences and living conditions before and after transition. A stepwise regression analysis with backward elimination identified possible predictors.

RESULTS

Significant negative associations were found with perceived social support, school-related overwhelm, previously helpful CAP treatments, and later diagnoses from the schizophrenia spectrum.

CONCLUSION

The findings indicate the relevance of subjective and developmental factors in the emergence of psychiatric treatment gaps during the transition to adult mental health services.