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Clients defined psychotherapy failure by negative impacts, relationship issues, and unmet goals. Both client and therapist actions contributed to failure, leading to negative outcomes and hindering future help-seeking.

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  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding psychotherapy failure is crucial for improving treatment outcomes.
  • Client perspectives on treatment failure are underrepresented in existing literature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To qualitatively explore clients' definitions and experiences of failed psychotherapy.
  • To identify factors contributing to psychotherapy failure from the client's viewpoint.

Main Methods:

  • Consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodology was employed.
  • Thirteen clients participated in phone interviews detailing their psychotherapy experiences.
  • Data analysis focused on identifying common themes in client-reported failures.

Main Results:

  • Clients defined failed psychotherapy by negative effects, relationship problems, and unmet goals.
  • Failure recognition was often gradual, sometimes facilitated by others.
  • Negative pre-termination effects included worsened symptoms and relationship deterioration.
  • Therapist actions/inactions and client difficulties in voicing concerns contributed to failure.
  • Post-termination effects included heightened distress, reluctance to seek services, and relationship issues.

Conclusions:

  • Psychotherapy failure involves relationship issues and unmet goals, with shared responsibility.
  • Negative outcomes can impact clients' mental health and future treatment engagement.
  • Understanding client experiences is vital for preventing and addressing psychotherapy failure.