. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 2.

Published in final edited form as: J Behav Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct;47(4):493–508. doi: 10.1007/s11414-020-09694-5

Table 3.

Reasons for Treatment Dropout^*

Domain	Reason for Dropout	Child-Parent Psychotherapy (n = 16) (n, %)	Parent Child Interaction Therapy (n = 15) (n, %)

Symptoms	Symptom improvement	1 (6)	4 (27)
Symptoms	Lack of treatment progress	3 (19)	3 (20)
Engagement	Lack of parent engagement/buy-in re the model	9 (56)	7 (47)
Engagement	Attendance issues	6 (38)	8 (53)
Caregiver issues	Caregiver mental health issues	9 (56)	5 (33)
	Caregiver/family system stressors	5 (31)	8 (53)
	DCFS issues (e.g. change in placement; child abuse report)	7 (44)	4 (27)

Logistics	Practical issues (lack of child care, transportation barriers, insurance issues)	2 (13)	4 (27)

Survey participants were asked, “What are the three most commonly reported reasons for treatment dropout reported by CPP/PCIT-trained clinicians?”; responses were coded and themes are listed