This study examines the relationship between dropout rates of veterans receiving Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy and participant characteristics that a therapist would know about their patient. With a sample of 2,626 trauma-exposed veterans, researchers found that only younger age of participants predicted treatment drop out.
Initial symptoms at intake or during treatment did not predict drop out. Despite clinician beliefs that those who had dropped out did so because of worsening symptoms or treatment avoidance, there was no evidence that this was the case. There was some evidence that focusing on a traumatic event from childhood rather than a combat-related trauma predicted patients remaining in treatment.
Clinical Implications
Clinicians are not able to predict who will drop out of treatment based on symptom measures or patient characteristics.
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Robert Allred, "Journal Review: Predicting Treatment Drop Out from PE Therapy,"
Robert P. Allred, PhD, April 27, 2020,
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