Client and therapist reasons for termination: A conceptualization and preliminary validation

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-147

  Todd, David M ^a   Deane, Frank P ^b   Bragdon, Rodney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Client and therapist views of psychotherapy; Psychotherapy termination; Reasons for termination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037218676     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10123     Document Type: Article

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