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An evaluation of Jochim's PT scale in the prediction of premature termination from outpatient psychotherapy
Author(s) -
Kelner Frederick A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198201)38:1<106::aid-jclp2270380115>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychometrics , outpatient clinic , psychiatry , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Premature termination from psychotherapy has been a persistent problem to therapists. In an effort to identify potential premature terminators, Jochim (1974) examined the items on the Social History Questionnaire and their capacity to differentiate those patients ( N = 103) who terminated treatment prematurely from those who remained. The result was a 23‐item instrument that was able to identify accurately 91% of the remainers and 92% of the terminators. The purpose of this research was to determine the generalizabiity were classified inaccurately or unclassifiable. The best cut‐off score for this sample produced an error rate of 36.9%.