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. 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)
Lack of treatment progress 3 (19) 3 (20)
Engagement Lack of parent engagement/buy-in re the model 9 (56) 7 (47)
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