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Adolescent Psychopathology; Informants; Outpatient Treatment Programs; Self-harming Youth; Predictors of Treatment Dropout; Intrapersonal Distress
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Use Of Multi-Informants In Predicting Adolescent Treatment Dropout, David A. Mitchell
Use Of Multi-Informants In Predicting Adolescent Treatment Dropout, David A. Mitchell
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High rates of dropout are common among adolescents in therapy making efforts to reduce adolescent psychopathology and behavioral problems challenging. The present study examined archival data from multiple informants who enrolled in a 16-week intensive outpatient treatment program for self-harming youth. The purpose of this study was to assess potential predictors of treatment dropout. Preliminary analysis indicated that adolescents who dropped out of treatment did not make clinically significant improvements when compared with adolescents who completed the program. This supports the need to retain adolescents in treatment for a complete course of treatment. The study also found that for the …