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Too high a hurdle? the use of pre-assessment questionnaires in psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Terri Eynon  and
Stephen Gladwell
Terri Eynon
Affiliation:
Uffculme Clinic, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QD
Stephen Gladwell
Affiliation:
Uffculme Clinic, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QD
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Up to one third of patients referred for psychotherapy fail to attend for their first appointment (O'Loughlin, 1990). Psychotherapy assessments are usually allocated a considerable portion of uninterrupted time, and an unexpected non-attendance wastes significant clinical resources. A variety of strategies have been used to ensure that assessors are not left waiting for a patient who never comes. One method is to send out forms which must be completed and returned before a first appointment date is given. In O'Loughlin's study, in which a similar questionnaire to that detailed in this paper was used, it was suggested that sending a pre-appointment questionnaire reduced the default rate.

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Audit in practice
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , March 1993 , pp. 149 - 151
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

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