Predicting Premature Treatment Termination in Inpatient Psychotherapy: A Machine Learning Approach

Patients treated at the inpatient psychotherapy unit of the University Hospital receive 8 to 10 weeks of multimodal psychotherapeutic treatment. Treatment consists of individual as well as group psychodynamic therapy. Additionally, patients receive an individual combination of music, art, relaxation and body-oriented group therapy. Therapeutic treatment is provided by a multiprofessional, interdisciplinary team of psychotherapists with either a medical or psychology degree, art and music therapists, specialist nurses, social workers, and physiotherapists.