Decreasing treatment dropout by addressing expectations for treatment length.
Psychother Res
; 21(2): 193-200, 2011 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21271460
ABSTRACT
Therapy dropout or premature termination is a significant problem which impedes the delivery of psychotherapy services. In this study, a method aimed to reduce the occurrence of premature termination by addressing clients' duration expectations was examined. Sixty-three adult clients seeking psychotherapy services from a psychology department training clinic were randomized into control (n=32) and education groups (n=31). On average, those clients in the education group, who were provided information about the dose-effect model prior to their intake appointment, were found to stay in treatment significantly longer (d=0.55) and were more likely to be classified as therapy completers (RR=3.55) when compared to clients in the control group.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pacientes Desistentes do Tratamento
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Psicoterapia
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychother Res
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos