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In general terms 30-40% of people referred for psychological treatment of various kinds will dropout^[1]

Dropouts from dynamic psychotherapyEdit

Dropouts from cognitive behavior therapyEdit

Dropouts from computerised CBTEdit

Main article: Computerised CBT dropouts

Dropouts from drug treatmentEdit

Main article: Drug treatment dropouts

Dropouts from alcohol treatmentsEdit

Main article: Drug treatment dropouts

See alsoEdit

• Involuntary treatment
• Psychotherapeutic outcome
• Treatment compliance
• Treatment duration
• Treatment dropouts
• Treatment outcomes
• Treatment refusal
• Treatment termination

ReferencesEdit

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

Further readingEdit

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