Length of psychotherapy for clients seen in private practice

Mary P. Koss

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.47.1.210

Length of psychotherapy for clients seen in private practice

Mary P. Koss

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Length of treatment for all clients (N = 100) seen for psychotherapy during 1975 by 7 therapists in a private practice psychological clinic was examined to determine the relative frequency of long-term (>25 sessions) vs short-term (≤25 sessions) psychotherapy. Clients were young, middle class, intelligent, and mildly to moderately disturbed. The median length of treatment was 8 sessions. Fully 80% of the clients had left treatment before receiving 25 sessions. This finding mirrors the trend for public treatment settings. Results reaffirm the necessity of further research and development of short-term treatment techniques designed to effectively utilize the brief time even private clients spend in psychotherapy. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	210-212
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.47.1.210
State	Published - Feb 1979
Externally published	Yes

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prevalence of long vs short term psychotherapy, length of stay in treatment, clients in private psychological clinic

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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