ArticleEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2025
Why was the treatment discontinued? Reasons for attrition in evidence-based trauma-focused treatments.
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Abstract
backgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental disorder. Whereas effective treatments exist, many studies report high dropout rates.
objectiveWe aimed to get a better understanding of why evidence-based trauma-focused treatments are discontinued, and factors associated with problematic terminations, in a naturalistic setting.
methodPatients (
resultsBased on our categorization, most of the treatment terminations (
conclusionsThis study highlights the need for a more nuanced approach to defining patient dropout. Our results also suggest that therapists may reduce the chance of a problematic trauma-focused treatment termination through securing a strong working relationship with the patient.
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