Practical implications
Therapists should know that there is an increased risk of dropout among clients of younger age, being unemployed, having lower levels of education or low social support. When therapists identify these predictors, it should encourage them to be more flexible and adaptive to the client. This especially as limited flexibility and individual adjustment from the therapist represents a main reason for dropout [A way to prevent dropout due to such variations is to seek the client's feedback through formal outcome monitoring systems [Providing a time perspective of therapy has been found to reduce the risk of dropout [Forgetting is often mentioned as a reason for not showing up [A recent process evaluation of PMHC stresses that the focus on clients’ socioeconomic challenges often has been neglected [It is important to remember that dropout is not exclusively negative [