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. 2020 Jan 17;62(Suppl 2):S263–S271. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_775_19

Box 2.

Situations where dependence on the therapist may be suspected

The client insists on frequent sessions
Lack of progress after the initial few sessions
Bringing up too many other issues (which are not part of initially agreed-upon agenda)
The spacing of the sessions resulting in worsening of symptoms
Resisting the change of therapist
Unreasonable demands from the client
Concurrent Personality disorder (especially anxious/dependent personality disorder)