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What is Therapist?

Therapists provide a variety of counseling techniques to increase awareness, to enable other choices of thought, feeling or action; to increase the sense of well-being and to better manage subjective discomfort or distress.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 10%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 10%
None
17 81%

Most commonly reported side effects

Opening wounds, which temporarily increase depression & anxiety
3 14%
Weight gain
1 5%
lack of energy
1 5%
no sleep
1 5%
temperament
1 5%
anger,frustration
1 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Therapist. See all 17 dosages ►

  60minutes as needed weekly 1 hr every other week 10 min monthly 180 min yearly 15 min monthly 50 min monthly 60 min monthly 100 min monthly 120 min monthly 30 min weekly 180 min monthly 45 min weekly 50 min weekly 60 min weekly 120 min weekly 150 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Therapist (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help
6 43% This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 43%
Felt finished with this treatment
5 36% Felt finished with this treatment: 36%
Other
4 29% Other: 29%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help
4 29% This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 29%
Expense
4 29% Expense: 29%
Found another therapist or program I preferred
2 14% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 14%
I didn't have enough time
1 7% I didn't have enough time: 7%
No convenient appointments available
1 7% No convenient appointments available: 7%
Doctor's advice
1 7% Doctor's advice: 7%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped going to Therapist

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Therapist

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
10
6
18
12
15

Stopped Going to Therapist

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
3
1
3
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
16 76%
Usually
4 19%
Sometimes
1 5%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 14%
Somewhat
4 19%
A little
7 33%
Not at all
7 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
4 19%
$100-199
3 14%
$50-99
1 5%
$25-49
2 10%
< $25
7 33%

Report created on November 21, 2009.