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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Limited research exists on clients undergoing multiple psychotherapy courses.
  • Returning clients represent a significant population in university counseling centers.
  • Understanding factors influencing return to therapy is crucial for service provision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify variables associated with clients returning for subsequent courses of psychotherapy.
  • To analyze the characteristics of clients who re-engage in therapy services.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 2013-2017 within a large practice research network.
  • Employed grouped least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (grouped LASSO) logistic regression for variable selection.
  • Detailed the grouped LASSO approach for replication and discussed methodological considerations.

Main Results:

  • Identified attendance rate, initial treatment duration, social anxiety, perceived social support, academic distress, and alcohol use as predictors of return.
  • These factors significantly influenced the likelihood of clients returning for further therapy.

Conclusions:

  • Findings can inform cost-effective policies regarding session limits and referral decisions.
  • Results may guide clinicians in early case conceptualization and treatment interventions for returning clients.
  • Understanding predictors of return can optimize mental health service delivery and client outcomes.