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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]


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References[]

  1. 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
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