Brief acceptance-based intervention for increasing intake attendance at a community mental health center
| Autor: | Frank L. Gardner, Andrew T. Wolanin, Michael A. Williston, Jennifer Block-Lerner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Number generator Community Mental Health Centers business.industry Psychological intervention Attendance Pilot Projects Patient Acceptance of Health Care Mental health Appointments and Schedules Clinical Psychology Intervention (counseling) Physical therapy medicine Experiential avoidance Humans Female business Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychological Services. 11:324-332 |
| ISSN: | 1939-148X 1541-1559 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0035686 |
| Popis: | Intake no-show rates for psychotherapy vary from 20% to 57% (Swenson & Pekarik, 1988), and experiential avoidance may be related to failure to attend intake sessions. This pilot study attempted to increase intake attendance at a community mental health center by employing a brief experiential acceptance-based intervention. Those who scheduled intakes were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: orientation letter or acceptance-enhanced orientation letter; rates from these conditions were compared with a retrospective comparison control group. Participants were randomized by way of an online random number generator. Persons assigned to the orientation group did not have a higher show rate than persons within the control group (∼48% compared with ∼52%). Persons assigned to the acceptance group did have higher show rates than persons in the other two groups (∼67% compared with ∼48% and ∼52%, respectively), however this difference was nonsignificant. Results suggest that brief acceptance-based interventions should be further studied for their potential value in maximizing client attendance. |
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