Attrition in the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders.
The present study explored the differences between completers and terminators (including both refusers and dropouts) of an individual cognitive-behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety. Participants were 190 children with anxiety disorders and their parents: 146 completed treatment and 44 terminated. Terminators were more likely to live in a single-parent household, be ethnic minorities, and self-report less anxious symptomatology. Follow-up interviews indicated that identifiable child factors were influential in terminators' decisions to discontinue treatment. Among terminators, differences between refusers and dropouts were also investigated.
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Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*