Table 4-2.

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

	Age (years)			Sex			Education (years)
	20–49	≥50		Men	Women		0–12	≥13
	%	%	p	%	%	p	%	%	p
1 I got better.	42	-	0.02	8	33	0.24	25	17	0.41
2 I didn't need help anymore.	42	13	0.62	21	33	1.00	29	25	0.40
3 I was not getting better.	21	8	0.21	4	25	0.50	13	17	1.00
4 I wanted to handle the problem on my own.	17	8	0.79	4	21	0.55	4	21	0.24
5 I had bad experiences with the treatment providers.	8	-	1.00	4	4	0.49	-	8	0.49
6 I was concerned about what people would think if they found out I was in treatment.	8	-	1.00	4	4	0.49	4	4	1.00
7 I was treated badly or unfairly.	-	-		-	-		-	-
8 The therapist or counselor left or moved away.	4	-	1.00	4	-	0.27	4	-	0.36
9 I felt out of place.	8	-	1.00	-	8	1.00	4	4	1.00
10 The policies were a hassle.	-	-		-	-		-	-
11 There were problems with lack of time, schedule change, or lack of transportation.	4	-	1.00	-	4	1.00	-	4	1.00
12 I moved.	-	-		-	-		-	-
13 Treatment was too expensive.	4	-	1.00	-	4	1.00	-	4	1.00
14 My health insurance would not pay for more treatment.	-	-		-	-		-	-
15 My family wanted me to stop.	4	-	1.00	-	4	1.00	4	-	1.00

* p<.01, Fisher's exact test.

No case.