title: Factors associated with dropout from group psychotherapy with depressed adolescents.
abstract: Attempts to determine the characteristics of those individuals who drop out from psychotherapy have yielded few consistent findings. Clinically depressed adolescents who completed a course of brief group therapy were compared with those who failed to complete treatment. Although no differences were found on a number of clinical and demographic variables, those who dropped out were more likely to be one grade behind in school and to have a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, British Columbia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fine
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014477:Underachievement