Premature discontinuation in adult psychotherapy: A meta-analysis

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 547-559

  Swift, Joshua K ^a   Greenberg, Roger P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

attrition; dropout; meta analysis; premature termination; psychological interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PATIENT;

ADULT; HUMANS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84872240266     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028226     Document Type: Article

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