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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

4) Therapist characteristics: Therapists vary greatly in their dropout rates (1-73%), suggesting that not all therapists are equally capable of creating a bond with patients and motivating them to complete treatment (Saxon et al., Capturing therapist-patient interactions. 2006; Zimmermann et al., 2017; Sharf et al.,

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

So, I used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, my daily mantra and meditation to deal with them. The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. Seems like the old patterns and negative automatic thoughts came back in force.