Perceived Treatment Success with Involuntary Clients

An Exploratory Study

Bibliographic Data

ID13651326
AuthorsRuth Hyland Sosis (University of Cincinnati, corresponding author), Paul Karoly (0000-0002-7986-9301, University of Cincinnati), Linda S Ruehlman (0000-0002-2081-9393, University of Cincinnati), Linda Ruehlman (University of Cincinnati)
Year1980
Volume46
Issue3
Pages907-910
Publication date1980-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3.907
PMID7394107
OpenAlexW1996617511
LanguageEN
References cited4

Involuntary clients who had been in dynamically oriented individual treatment in a forensic clinic were contacted to obtain their perceptions of treatment. The 28 clients were asked to assess their motivation for psychological treatment and the perceived outcome of treatment. The clients' former therapists ( n = 6) had previously rated their patients' motivation and treatment success as a routine part of the clinic termination process. Analysis indicated that therapists and clients generally agreed on clients' motivation but not on therapeutic improvement. The usual demographic variables (sex, race, age, socio-economic status) did not correlate with treatment success. The only variable which showed a significant correlation with therapeutic outcome was client's motivation. Results were discussed in terms of the need to consider the special nature of the involuntary client within the criminal justice system

Criminal justice · Economic Justice · Exploratory research · Involuntary treatment · Mental health · Outcome (game theory · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Therapeutic relationship · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications