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Reder and Tyson consolidated the data from all studies of dropout from psychotherapy and psychoanalysis reported since 1930 and re-evaluated this material from a variety of viewpoints. They found that consistently the patient dropout rate is initially high and then falls off appreciably after a few weeks of treatment. They see this as a confirmation of the wisdom of Freud's recommendation
that there be an initial trial period and a re-evaluation prior to embarking on a lengthy psychoanalysis.