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Termination Criteria in Psychotherapy: A Comparison of Private and Public Practice

Results obtained from a questionnaire regarding termination criteria in psychotherapy, revealed significant differences between the public and private sector. Additional differences were also found for: length of sessions, frequency of sessions, length of treatment, hospitalizations, medication usage, ethnicity, diagnosis, degree of perceived improvement, and degree of clinical improvement.

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