A rupture is a deterioration in the therapeutic alliance, manifested by a disagreement
between the patient and therapist on treatment goals, a lack of collaboration on therapeutic …

The growing literature on the therapeutic alliance underscores the importance of building a
strong working relationship with patients. In some therapeutic approaches, the alliance is a …

Findings from the past 5 decades of empirical research on the working alliance suggest its
importance in psychotherapy. Recent studies have sought to identify markers of the alliance …

Given the importance of the alliance in psychotherapy, nonverbal synchrony has been
suggested as a promising automatic objective marker of its levels and development …

Background Why clients discontinue their psychotherapies has attracted more attention
recently as it is a major problem for many healthcare services. Studies suggest that dropout …

Efficacious treatments are available for major depressive disorder (MDD), but treatment
dropout is common and decreases their effectiveness. However, knowledge about …

In this study, dropout from counseling sessions were investigated in order to examine the
underlying causes of dropout. Forty-five university students who applied for counseling but …

The therapeutic alliance has a robust association with positive outcome in psychotherapy. It
is considered a common factor of change independent of the diagnosis and type of therapy …

Premature termination appears to be a consistent problem in psychotherapy, showing up
across client, treatment, and therapist types. As psychotherapy researchers and …

Objective: Hostility is a transdiagnostic phenomenon that can have a profound negative
impact on interpersonal functioning and psychopathological severity. Evidence suggests …