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Treatment dropouts are people who cease participation in mental or physical health treatments or treatment programs against the advice of the professionals involved.
Characteristics of treatment dropouts[]
Systemic and organizational causes of treatment dropout[]
Preventative strategies to reduce treatment dropout[]
- Improved assessment
- Improved client treatment matching
- Improved listening to clients expressed preferences for therapist and or treatment
Psychotherapy dropouts[]
- Main article: Psychotherapy dropouts
In general terms 30-40% of people referred for psychological treatment of various kinds will dropout[1]
See also[]
- Involuntary treatment
- Psychotherapeutic outcome
- Treatment compliance
- Treatment duration
- Treatment outcomes
- Treatment refusal
- Treatment termination
References[]
- ↑ Aubrey, R., Self, R. & Halstead, J.E. (2003) Early nonattendance as a predictor of continued nonattendance and subsequent attrition from psychological help. Clinical Psychology, 32, 6-10