387
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

A Cross-National Study of Therapists’ Perceptions and Experiences Of Premature Dropout From Therapy

, , , , , , ORCID Icon, & show all

References

  • Anderson, R. M. (1995). Revisiting the behavioral model and access to medical care: Does it matter? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36, 1–10. doi:10.2307/2137284
  • Barrett, M. S., Chua, W., Crits-Christoph, P., Gibbons, M. B., Casiano, D., & Thompson, D. (2008). Early withdrawal from mental health treatment: Implications for psychotherapy practice. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45, 247–267. doi:10.1037/0033-3204.45.2.247
  • Beckham, E. E. (1992). Predicting patient dropout in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 29, 177–182. doi:10.1037/0033-3204.29.2.177
  • Bischoff, R. J., & Sprenkle, D. H. (1993). Dropping out of marriage and family therapy: A critical review of research. Family Process, 32, 353–375. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1993.00353.x
  • Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77–101. doi:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa
  • Cunningham, P. B., & Henggeler, S. W. (1999). Engaging multiproblem families in treatment: Lessons learned throughout the development of multisystemic therapy. Family Process, 38, 265–281. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1999.00265.x
  • Doherty, W. J., & Simmons, D. S. (1996). Clinical practice patterns of marriage and family therapists: A national Survey of therapists and their clients. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 22, 9–25. doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1996.tb00183.x
  • Fisher, S. R. A. (1970). Statistical methods for research workers, 14, 140–142. Edinburgh, UK: Oliver and Boyd.
  • Garcia, J. A., & Weisz, J. R. (2002). When youth mental health care stops: Therapeutic relationship problems and other reasons for ending youth outpatient treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 439–443. doi:10.1037//0022-006X.70.2.439
  • Hatchett, G. T., Han, K., & Cooker, P. G. (2002). Predicting premature termination from counseling using the butcher treatment planning inventory assessment. Counseling Psychologist, 9, 156–163. doi:10.1177/10791102009002006
  • Hofstede, G. (2001). Culture’s consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions and organizations across nations (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Hunsley, J., Aubry, T. D., Verstervelt, C. M., & Vito, D. (1999). Comparing therapist and client perspectives on reasons for psychotherapy termination. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 36, 380–388. doi:10.1037/h0087802
  • Jaramillo-Sierra, A. L., Piercy, F. P., Chen, R., Chang, W., Palit, M., Karimi, H., … Antonio, A. (2015). Couple and family therapists’ perception of women’s depression and preferred treatment modalities: A cross-national exploration. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 26, 226–242. doi:10.1080/08975353.2015.1067534
  • Joyce, A., Piper, W. E., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., & Klein, R. H. (2007). Termination in psychotberapy: A psycbodynamic model of processes and outcomes. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Kazdin, A. E., Holland, L., & Crowley, M. (1997). Family experience of barriers to treatment and premature termination from child therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 454–463. doi:10.1037//0022-006X.65.3.453
  • Mahon, J. (2000). Dropping out from psychological treatment for eating disorders: What are the issues? European Eating Disorder Review, 8, 198–216. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(200005)8:3<198::AID-ERV356>3.0.CO;2-3
  • Martin, D. J., Garske, J. P., & Davis, M. K. (2000). Relation of the therapeutic alliance with outcome and other variables: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 438–450. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.68.3.438
  • Matsumoto, D., & Yoo, S. H. (2006). Toward a new generation of cross-cultural research. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 1, 234–250. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6916.2006.00014.x.
  • McAdoo, W. G., & Roeske, N. A. (1973). A comparison of defectors and continuers in a child guidance clinic. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 40, 328–334. doi:10.1037/h0034566
  • Miller, S. D., & Duncan, B. L. (2000). The outcome rating scale. Chicago, IL: Author.
  • Murdock, N. L., Edwards, C., & Murdock, T. B. (2010). Therapists’ attributions for client premature termination: Are they self-serving? Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 47, 221–234. doi:10.1037/a0019786
  • Negy, C., & Snyder, D. K. (2006). Assessing family-of-origin functioning in Mexican American adults: Retrospective application of the family environment scale. Assessment, 13, 396–405. doi:10.1177/1073191106289809
  • Ng, K. S. (Ed.). (2003). Global perspectives in family therapy: Development, practice, trends. New York, NY: Brunner-Routledge.
  • Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Joyce, A. S., & Piper, W. E. (2005). Strategies for reducing patient-initiated premature termination of psychotherapy. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 13, 57–70. doi:10.1080/10673220590956429
  • Owens, P. L., Hoagwood, K., Horwitz, S. M., Leaf, P. J., Poduska, J. M., Kellam, S. G., & Ialongo, N. S. (2002). Barriers to children’s mental health services. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 731–738. doi:10.1097/00004583-200206000-00013
  • Pekarik, G. (1985). The effects of employing different termination classification criteria in dropout research. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 22, 86–91. doi:10.1037/h0088531
  • Pekarik, G. (1992). Posttreatment adjustment of clients who drop out early vs. late in treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48, 379–387. doi:10.1002/1097-4679(199205)48:3%3C379::AID-JCLP2270480317%3E3.0.CO;2-P
  • Piercy, F., Chang, W., Palit, M., Jaramillo-Sierra, A. L., Chen, R., Karimi, H., … Antonio, A. (2013). Cross-national research in family therapy: One encouraging collaborative approach. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 24, 296–305. doi:10.1080/08975353.2013.849559
  • Ramnerö, J., & Öst, L. G. (2007). Therapists’ and clients’ perception of each other and working alliance in the behavioral treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia. Psychotherapy Research, 17, 320–328. doi:10.1080/10503300600650852
  • Richmond, R. (1992). Discriminating variables among psychotherapy dropouts from a psychological training clinic. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 23, 123–130. doi:10.1037//0735-7028.23.2.123
  • Roberts, J., Abu-Baker, K., Fernández, C. D., Garcia, N. C., Fredman, G., Kamya, H., … Zevallos, V. R. (2014). Up close: Family therapy challenges and innovations around the world. Family Process, 53, 544–576. doi:10.1111/famp.12093
  • Schaeffer, J. A., & Kaiser, E. M. (2013). A structured approach to processing clients’ unilateral termination decisions. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 67, 163–181.
  • Sharf, J., Primavera, L. H., & Diener, M. J. (2010). Dropout and therapeutic alliance: A meta-analysis of adult individual psychotherapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 47, 637–645. doi:10.1037/a0021175
  • Swift, J. K., Greenberg, R. P., Whipple, J. L., & Kominiak, N. (2012). Practice recommendations for reducing premature termination in therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 43, 379–387. doi:10.1037/a0028291
  • Weisz, J. R., Weiss, B., & Langmeyer, D. B. (1987). Giving up on child psychotherapy: Who drops out? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 916–918. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.55.6.916
  • Westmacott, R., Hunsley, J., Best, M., Rumstein-McKean, O., & Schindler, D. (2010). Client and therapist views of contextual factors related to termination from psychotherapy: A comparison between unilateral and mutual terminators. Psychotherapy Research, 20, 423–435. doi:10.1080/10503301003645796
  • Wierzbicki, M., & Pekarik, G. A. (1993). A meta-analysis of psychotherapy dropout. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 24, 190–195. doi:10.1037//0735-7028.24.2.190

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.