BACKGROUND Research is a fundamental part of every medical discipline as it enables progress in the understanding of underlying factors for disease development, diagnostic tests and treatments of disorders (Bhugra et al., 2015 , Dellis, Skolarikos & Papatsoris, 2014) . Importantly, psychiatry is a discipline with unparalleled unmet clinical needs (Abrams, Patchan & Boat, 2003) . Previous studies, however, highlight how psychiatric trainees engage in research activities less often when compared

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... o those of other medical disciplines (Gorwood, 2010 , Burke, Pincus & Pardes, 1986 , Goldstein, Guerra & Regier, 2014) , although there are differences across countries. In an American study with 622 child and adolescent psychiatrists, only 10% met an empirical