EARLY WITHDRAWAL FROM MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE.
Despite more than 50 years of research on client attrition from therapy, obstacles to the delivery and success of treatments remain poorly understood, and effective methods to engage and retain clients in therapy are lacking. This article offers a review of the literature on attrition, highlighting the methodological challenges in effectively addressing the complex nature of this problem. Current interventions for reducing attrition are reviewed, and recommendations for implementing these interventions into psychotherapy practice are discussed.
Barrett
Marna S
MS
Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania.
Chua
Wee-Jhong
WJ
Crits-Christoph
Paul
P
Gibbons
Mary Beth
MB
Casiano
D
D
Thompson
Don
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