PSYCHOTHERAPY ENGAGERS VERSUS NON-ENGAGERS

Table of Contents
List of Tables ...................................................................................................................... v
List of Figures .................................................................................................................... vi
Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2: Review of the Literature .................................................................................... 5
Psychotherapy Dropout ................................................................................................... 5
Definition of psychotherapy dropout .......................................................................... 5
Review articles about psychotherapy dropout ............................................................ 9
Summary. .............................................................................................................. 15
Early dropout ............................................................................................................ 15
Summary. .............................................................................................................. 26
Therapist Techniques .................................................................................................... 27
Definition of therapist techniques ............................................................................. 27
History and development of the HCVRCS/HSS ...................................................... 30
Studies using the HCVRCS/HSS .............................................................................. 32
Summary. .............................................................................................................. 43
Intake Sessions .............................................................................................................. 44
Conceptually-derived helping skills patterns expected in intakes ............................ 44
Summary. .............................................................................................................. 48
Studies reporting overall proportions of helping skills used in intakes .................... 49
Summary. .............................................................................................................. 51
Studies reporting helping skills used in thirds of intakes ......................................... 51
Summary. .............................................................................................................. 59
Adult Attachment Style: A Meta-Analysis ................................................................... 60
Chapter 3: Statement of the Problem ................................................................................ 64
Research Question 1 ..................................................................................................... 66
Research Question 2 ..................................................................................................... 67
Research Question 3 ..................................................................................................... 67
Research Question 4 ..................................................................................................... 68
Research Question 5 ..................................................................................................... 68
Research Question 6 ..................................................................................................... 69
Research Question 7 ..................................................................................................... 69
Research Question 8 ..................................................................................................... 69
Research Question 9 ..................................................................................................... 70
Research Question 10 ................................................................................................... 70
Additional Analyses ...................................................................................................... 71
Chapter 4: Method ............................................................................................................ 72
Power Analyses ............................................................................................................. 72
Participants and Setting................................................................................................. 72
Setting ....................................................................................................................... 72
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