Is dropout after a first psychotherapy visit always a bad outcome?

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 705-707

  Simon, Gregory E ^a   Imel, Zachary E ^b   Ludman, Evette J ^a   Steinfeld, Bradley J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863566861     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100309     Document Type: Article

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