Provider perceptions of their patients' dropout from trauma-focused therapy for PTSD in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration.

Helen Valenstein-MahMelissa A PolusnyMichele SpoontPrincess E AcklandLaura MeisRobert J OrazemPaula P SchnurrSusan ZickmundKathleen ChardShannon M Kehle-Forbes

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2022)

Providers' perceptions of dropout from PE or CPT for individual patients were rarely viewed as entirely negative. Research is needed to help providers determine when patient dropout is an undesirable outcome and when efforts to reengage patients in trauma-focused treatment are warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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