title: Do drop-outs differ from successfully treated obsessive-compulsives?
abstract: The most common reasons given by patients for dropping out of treatment are: environmental constraints, dissatisfaction with services and that they no longer need help. In this study two groups of patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorders are compared. The drop-outs' reasons for terminating treatment are compared with the comments of patients who completed the therapy successfully. Drop-outs differ from successfully treated OCD's in five respects: they appear to be less obsessive-compulsive; they have more discongruent treatment expectations; they are more critical of the therapist; they experience less anxiety in carrying out homework assignments; they less frequently come under pressure from people close to them.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Outpatient Department, Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hoogduin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaap
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Haan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory