The possibility of predicting success in patients receiving brief problem orientated psychotherapy was tested in 18 adult patients selected from 10 Sydney general practices. Ratings were made of six clinical prediction criteria at the beginning of therapy and outcome was assessed directly after therapy and 12 months later. There were modest but significant correlations, particularly among the women, between the sum of the prediction ratings and the outcome 12 months after therapy.
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