Predictors of dropping out were focus on transference, significantly investigated for patients who participated differentiated dropouts from completers. in time-limited, interpretive individual psychotherapy in a randomized clinical trial. A sample of 22 dropouts was compared with a sample of 22 matched completers on both pretherapy and therapy process variables. None of the pretherapy predictors, which included demographic, diagnostic, and initial disturbance variables, significantly differentiated the two groups. In contrast, several of the therapy process variables, including the therapeutic alliance, work, patient exploration, and
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