Abstract
Fifty-four patients were selected for outpatient analytic group therapy. After 1 year of treatment 30 patients (56%) dropped out. The distribution of the dropouts was high in the 1st year of therapy, with the greatest frequency occurring in month 7 (six patients). The number of dropouts was the same during the first and the second half year. The dropouts were compared with those remaining with regard to different pretherapy patient variables. Three significant differences were found: dropouts more often were unemployed and had a history of previous abuse of alcohol or drugs, and (self-)destructive acts. The results were compared with other studies of premature termination. Preventive measures for reducing the unacceptably high dropout figures are discussed.
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