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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2015 Feb 9;69(9):523–533. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12267

Table 4-1.

Reasons for dropping out of mental health treatment before the professional wanted them to stop (n = 24)

N %
1 I got better. 10 41.7
2 I didn't need help anymore. 13 54.2
3 I was not getting better. 7 29.2
4 I wanted to handle the problem on my own. 6 25.0
5 I had bad experiences with the treatment providers. 2 8.3
6 I was concerned about what people would think if they found out I was in treatment. 2 8.3
7 I was treated badly or unfairly. - 0.0
8 The therapist or counselor left or moved away. 1 4.2
9 I felt out of place. 2 8.3
10 The policies were a hassle. - -
11 There were problems with lack of time, schedule change, or lack of transportation. 1 4.2
12 I moved. - -
13 Treatment was too expensive. 1 4.2
14 My health insurance would not pay for more treatment. - -
15 My family wanted me to stop. 1 4.2

No case.