Research in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a fulfilling way to enhance
skills and to develop an area of expertise that may guide future career
choices. Identifying a research area of interest and pursuing a research
question can seem daunting and there can often seem to be limited support
or guidance available to assist the process. However there are many
research opportunities to be availed of and important topics that can be
investigated. Small steps in the right direction can lead to bigger opportunities
depending on whether the desire is to publish papers and enhance
future prospects or to pursue a career as an Academic Child and Adolescent
Psychiatrist. We will discuss how best to identify research
opportunities and the necessary skills to successfully bring a research
project to a conclusionbypublishingyourwork in a peerreviewed journal.
Keywords: Research; opportunities