Farley O W, Peterson K D, Spanos G
Community Ment Health J. 1975 Fall;11(3):325-34. doi: 10.1007/BF01424814.
Fifty-two household interviews were held with families who had self-terminated from a child guidance center. The purpose of these interviews was to determine reasons for self-termination and to measure the effectiveness of the center's program. Findings indicate that the most common reason for self-termination was (1) parents' expectations of therapy were not fulfilled, (2) general dissatisfaction with services, and (3) lack of progress. However, many of the self-terminators rated the center program highly and therefore it was concluded that many self-terminators do not actually reject psychotherapy. Inferences about the causes of self-termination and its alleviation are made.
对52个已自行退出儿童指导中心的家庭进行了入户访谈。这些访谈的目的是确定自行退出的原因，并衡量该中心项目的效果。研究结果表明，自行退出的最常见原因是：（1）父母对治疗的期望未得到满足；（2）对服务普遍不满；（3）缺乏进展。然而，许多自行退出者对该中心项目评价很高，因此得出的结论是，许多自行退出者实际上并不排斥心理治疗。文中还对自行退出的原因及其缓解措施进行了推断。
