[Termination of therapy in inpatient treatment]

A retrospective study of terminators against medical advice (11.8% of all treated families) of a clinic of child and adolescence psychiatry tries to evaluate the motives of the drop-outs. The relationships between drop-out families and therapists seemed to be disturbed in 10 cases. 13 of the parents found the relationship between their child and therapist negative. Over all the communication of terminator-families and therapists seemed to be seriously disturbed. It is very important to clarify the setting with the family to prevent a situation in which the resistance of the family increases. The results are described and discussed with relevant studies on this field.