Contingency Contracting Effects on Psychotherapy Attendance and Termination at Two Community Mental Health Centers Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Contingency Contracting Effects on Psychotherapy Attendance and Termination at Two Community Mental Health Centers

Creator

  • Author: Adams, Joe B. (Joe Bayless), 1949-
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Harrell, Ernest H.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Hughes, Howard, 1937-
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Wenrich, W. W., 1932-
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Haynes, Jack Read
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Peek, Leon A.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: North Texas State University
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 1981-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Contingency management has been utilized to improve treatment compliance and attendance in a medical setting. A related question involves the effect of contingency management on attendance in outpatient psychotherapy. Sixty-nine individuals ranging in age from 8 to 50 years agreed to participate in such a study. These individuals agreed to sign a contract specifying consequation for failure to notify the centers 24 hours in advance of an impending absence. Data on attendance and notification of impending absences were collected weekly for five sessions. After five sessions, dropouts and remainers were interviewed and the course of treatment was discussed. For the purpose of this study, a "dropout" occurred whenever an individual terminated therapy by missing an appointment and not rescheduling, or whenever an individual missed three consecutive appointments.
  • Physical Description: v, 79 leaves : ill.

Subject

  • Keyword: contingency management
  • Keyword: treatment compliance
  • Keyword: attendance compliance
  • Keyword: mental health centers
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Performance contracts.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Reinforcement (Psychology)
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Community mental health services -- Utilization.

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Adams, Joe B. (Joe Bayless), 1949-
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1002782937-Adams
  • Call Number: 379 N81d no. 1673
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1223811
  • OCLC: 8263080
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc331218

Degree

  • Academic Department: Department of Psychology
  • Degree Discipline: Clinical Psychology
  • Degree Level: Doctoral
  • Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy
  • Degree Publication Type: disse
  • Degree Grantor: North Texas State University
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