Study limitations
The results from this study should be considered in the context of some limitations. Firstly, our study only investigates one group of factors, namely client factors. This was due to the nature of our dataset. Client factors alone can not explain dropout, which is rather a complex interplay between the client, therapist, therapeutic alliance, and service [Secondly, our study had limited data on dropout from guided self-help, only used by 1% of our sample. This is a limitation, as guided self-help is an important component of the mixed care model [A weakness concerning our understanding of dropout is that we only had the perspective of the therapist at hand. The clients´ experience might have differed from what the therapists reported, thereby weakening the reliability [