Dropping Out of Child Psychotherapy: Distinguishing Early and Late Dropouts over the Course of Treatment.

Examined factors that predict dropping out of therapy among children referred for treatment of oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. Several factors related to family (socioeconomic disadvantage, adverse child-rearing practice), parent (stress, life events, history of antisocial behavior), and child functioning (severity and chronicity of antisocial behavior, lower intelligence quotient, peer relations) predicted premature termination of treatment. (Author/NB)