Risk Factors for Dropping Out of Treatment Among White and Black Families

In this study, the authors examined factors that predicted dropping out of treatment among White and Black children ( N = 279, ages 3-13) and among families attending outpatient treatment for externalizing problems. Multiple factors that increase the burden of participating in treatment are dispropo...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 1995-12, Vol.9 (4), p.402-417
Main Authors: Kazdin, Alan E, Stolar, Marilyn J, Marciano, Paul L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Populations
Biological and medical sciences
Black People
Children & youth
Dropping out
Families & family life
Family Members
Family therapy
Human
Medical sciences
Mental Health Services
Miscellaneous
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Race
Racial and Ethnic Differences
Racial differences
Risk factors
Social conditions & trends
Therapy
Treatment Dropouts
Treatments
USA
White People
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Summary:In this study, the authors examined factors that predicted dropping out of treatment among White and Black children ( N = 279, ages 3-13) and among families attending outpatient treatment for externalizing problems. Multiple factors that increase the burden of participating in treatment are disproportionately distributed among minority families. Consequently, the authors predicted the rate of premature termination would be greater for Black than for White families and that the profile of factors that predicted leaving treatment early would differ. The results indicated that Black families were at greater risk and that several group-specific as well as common factors can be identified that increase risk. Predictors of dropping out can be used for early identification of families at risk and for developing strategies to better engage families in treatment.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/0893-3200.9.4.402