Table 1 Themes and subthemes generated from reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interview data with nine child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient staff regarding the 2020 child-specific change of the Compulsory Psychiatric Care Act
Theme | Introduction of the law | Interpretation of the law | Application of the law |
|---|---|---|---|
Subtheme | Prepared for change | In the child’s best interest | Care practice after the legal change |
Subtheme | Hierarchy of knowledge | Distrust in legislators’ understanding of the clinical reality | Abiding by the law |
Subtheme | - | Uncertainty regarding the legal interpretation | - |