title: [Termination of therapy in inpatient treatment].
abstract: A retrospective study of terminators against medical advice (11.8% of all treated families) of a clinic of child and adolescence psychiatry tries to evaluate the motives of the drop-outs. The relationships between drop-out families and therapists seemed to be disturbed in 10 cases. 13 of the parents found the relationship between their child and therapist negative. Over all the communication of terminator-families and therapists seemed to be seriously disturbed. It is very important to clarify the setting with the family to prevent a situation in which the resistance of the family increases. The results are described and discussed with relevant studies on this field.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Medizinischen Universität Lübeck.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schulte-Markwort
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Knölker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005196:Family Therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies