Other findings
depression, anxiety
We did not find an association between dropout and the remaining sociodemographic factors such as immigrant background and sex. Previous literature has provided somewhat mixed results on these predictors. Furthermore, we did not find any effects for the clinical client variables, contrary to previous research. The lack of association between dropout and high symptom severity might be because our sample is drawn from a primary care service. This entails that the target group was clients with mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety. People with more complex and severe problems were referred to specialized health care. Therefore, the clients in our sample generally had a lower and homogenous symptom severity.The lack of association between lower symptom severity and dropout might be explained by the nature of the service and the definition of dropout in PMHC. Unlike some other services, PMHC does not follow a given protocol including a set minimum or maximum of sessions for the client. The number of sessions are rather determined by the clients´ needs. Furthermore, the definition of dropout was in our study based on the therapist's evaluation of the treatment goal.