Treatment Refusal and Premature Termination in Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Their Combination

Treatment Refusal and Premature Termination in Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Their Combination is organized by CEmobile, LLC.

Course Credit(s): 1 CE Credit or Hour

Course Description:
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine rates of treatment refusal and premature termination for pharmacotherapy alone, psychotherapy alone, pharmacotherapy plus psychotherapy, and psychotherapy plus pill placebo treatments. Clients who were assigned to pharmacotherapy were 1.76 times more likely to refuse treatment compared with clients who were assigned psychotherapy. Across studies, clients who were assigned to pharmacotherapy were 1.20 times more likely to drop out compared with clients who were assigned to psychotherapy. Treatment refusal and dropout are significant problems in both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy and providers of these treatments should seek to employ strategies to reduce their occurrence.

Learning Objectives:
• Compare rates of treatment refusal and premature termination between psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, their combination, and therapy plus pill placebo treatments for a broad number of psychological disorders
• Evaluate the clinical and research implications of the rates of treatment refusal and premature termination for psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy

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