Completion of addiction treatment is one of the most consistent factors associated with a
favorable treatment outcome. Unfortunately, it is more common for a patient to drop-out of …

Previous research has identified risk factors for early attrition from substance abuse
treatment, but has not assessed reasons for dropout from the client's perspective. Interview …

Background and Objectives Early dropout is common in substance abuse treatment settings
and may lead to poorer outcomes relative to those completing a full course of treatment …

Early attrition from substance abuse treatment is very high, although rates do not differ
dramatically from those found in medical and psychiatric treatments. The consequences of …

Aims. To evaluate the effectiveness of a motivational intervention to reduce attrition from a
waiting list for substance abusers seeking publicly funded treatment. Design. Randomized …

Background Treatment with opioid agonists is effective for opioid use disorder, but early
discontinuation of treatment is a major obstacle to success. Intensive longitudinal methods …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to use pretreatment and treatment factors to predict
dropout from residential substance use disorder program and to examine how the treatment …

In this era of insistence on evidence-based treatments, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
has emerged as a highly preferred choice for a spectrum of psychological disorders. Yet, it is …

Reasons for premature termination of outpatient substance user treatment were evaluated
from client and clinician perspectives using qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative …

Introduction The impact of psychiatric comorbidity and addiction features throughout the
course of addiction has been widely studied. This is a naturalistic study conducted in an …