Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine whether an easy to apply no-show policy can substantially reduce no-show behavior of 16–25-year-old clients undergoing individual outpatient treatment at a community mental health center. After introduction of the new no-show policy, the no-show percentage was significantly reduced with 32.1%. This reduction was not due to terminating significantly more treatments of clients with no-show behavior. It seems likely that this easy-to-apply no-show policy can substantially reduce no-show behavior of clients with a broad variety of mental disorders undergoing individual outpatient treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 844-850 |
Journal | Journal of Community Psychology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |