Correlates of consumer satisfaction with outpatient therapy assessed by postcards.
This paper presents research findings on the effect of numerous psychotherapy variables on clients' satisfaction with psychotherapy in an outpatient unit of a community mental health center. The surprising result is that so few variables had any significant impact. Those that did have an impact raise some questions about the value of certain kinds of therapy.
D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D011177:Postal Service; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011584:Psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012737:Sex Factors; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013334:Students