Dropout revisited: Patient- and therapist-initiated discontinuation of psychotherapy as a function of organizational instability

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 724-737

  Werbart, Andrzej ^a   Andersson, Håkan ^a   Sandell, Rolf ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dropout; mental health services research; organizational factors; outcome research; predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908467058     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2014.883087     Document Type: Article

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