Socio-economic factors as determinants of remainders and terminators in psychotherapy

ABSTRACT

In the present investigation it was hypothesized that socio-economic factors are determinants of Remainers and Terminators in psychotherapy i.e. financial burden, socio-economic status and education level. In order to test these hypotheses a questionnaire was prepared and given to 11 student therapists of the Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi. 150 cases treated by these therapists were studied. Out of them 75 were Remainers and 75 Terminators. The factors under study were assessed through the ratings obtained from their respective therapists. Chi-Square test of independence was applied to the variable of socio-economic status and education level. Whereas the variable of financial burden was statistically treated by t-test. It was found that clients who belong to the higher socio-economic level and are highly educated, tend to remain in psychotherapy. Whereas clients who find psychotherapy as a financial burden tend to terminate psychotherapy