Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier
2477
Date
2015
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
Psychology
Concentration
Clinical Psychology
Committee Chair
Jeffrey S. Berman
Committee Member
Frank Andrasik
Committee Member
Robert Neimeyer
Committee Member
William Dwyer
Abstract
Psychotherapy dropout is often regarded as an indicator of treatment failure. However, this assumed relationship between dropout and outcome has not been well established. The current research consisted of three meta-analytic studies, the results of which found (a) greater dropout from one treatment relative to another was predictive of the greater effectiveness of that treatment for the completers, (b) individuals who dropped out of therapy were more distressed at posttreatment than individuals who completed therapy, and (c) individuals who dropped out began treatment more distressed than those who completed therapy. The issue of continued ambiguity in the meaning of dropout is discussed as well as the promising potential for future research in the area of dropout as it relates to outcome.
Library Comment
Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.
Recommended Citation
Reich, Catherine Marie, "Are Psychotherapies with More Dropout Also Less Effective?" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1253.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/1253
Comments
Data is provided by the student.