This study examined the impact certain patient and therapist attitudes and characteristics
have on a patient's dropping out of therapy prematurely. The four hypotheses tested were:(1) …

The initial contact with the patient is a crucial element in determining whether he/she will
return to therapy. Patients often make their first impressions of their therapists after the intake …

Thirty‐one male and female university counseling center clients completed questionnaires
that identified reasons for termination and experiences in psychotherapy. Early terminators …

The initial contact with the patient is a crucial element in determining whether he/she will
return to therapy. Patients often make their first impressions of their therapists after the intake …

Premature termination is a common and enduring problem in clinical practice. Using data
extracted from the medical records of 108 adults (M age= 35.14, female= 63.9%) with prior …

This article examines the extent of agreement on the reasons for psychotherapy termination
given by therapists and their clients. One hundred and ninety-four client files in a psychology …

Objective. To study private‐practice clients' perspective on reasons for psychotherapy
termination and how these are related to demographic and treatment variables and to …

Since there has been some disagreement within the field of psychotherapy in recent years
regarding the nature and disposition of those who discontinue therapy prematurely, the …

The present study examined predictions of clients' reactions to interpersonal problems in the
therapy relationship derived from Rusbult's (1987) exit-voice-loyalty-neglect model. General …

This longitudinal study was designed to refine the search for reliable predictors of premature
termination from adult psychotherapy by examining therapy-specific and contextual factors …