March 3, 2026Open Access

Behavioral, not self-reported, experiential avoidance predicts early treatment discontinuation at residential substance use treatment

Key Points

Early treatment discontinuation correlates with behavioral rather than self-reported experiential avoidance.
Key evidence shows that measures of experiential avoidance better predict retention than self-report assessments.
Assessments highlighted the importance of behavioral measures, emphasizing their role in addressing treatment discontinuation.
Improving strategies based on these findings may significantly enhance treatment retention outcomes.

Abstract

Behavioral measures might provide a more proximal measure of EA than self-report. Treating EA may help improve treatment retention. More research is needed to extend the current findings and clarify the mechanisms.

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Wang et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a76778badf0bb9e87e10c5 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1725326

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