The medical speciality "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" exists since 2007. 2015 a new training regulation defined an increment to "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine". To document the achievements in research within the last 10 years for the first time, all papers listed in Pubmed and all books published by the member of the ÖGKJP were summarized. Additionally, the clinical/scientific key aspects of all large teaching centres were documented.All members of the ÖGKJP are scientifically active in various areas of child psychiatry. Most of the 284 publications (n = 115; 41%) were published on 5 topics: eating disorders, forensic psychiatry, neuropediatrics, psychoses and prodromal states, suicidality. Thirteen of the papers have already been awared prices because of their high quality. All departments define clinical/scientific key areas - beside a time-consuming clinical work load - and offer specialized care. Further development of research competence should take place and should also have high priority in health politics.
Keywords: Books; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Key aspects; PUBMED; Research.