Therapist Effects on Attrition in Psychotherapy Outpatients

• Main Author: Zimmermann, Dirk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: BestMasters
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

Dirk Zimmermann illustrates that some therapists significantly differ concerning their average dropout rates. He points out that initial impairment is a strong predictor of early termination. Different dropout criteria as well as various explaining variables on patient and on therapist level were as...