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In the present study, we aimed to explore the hazard of dropout, both early and late in treatment, and evaluate the predictive power of both static (i.e., baseline client characteristics) and dynamic predictors (i.e., treatment process variables), in a sample of 97 clients treated with the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders. Thirty\u2010one clients (31.96%) discontinued treatment, with the highest dropout rate observed at the end of Session 4. Stratified Cox modelling showed a significant effect of younger age , non\u2010student status  and higher baseline anxiety severity , on the risk of dropping out until Session 4 (i.e., the early phase of treatment). Beyond Session 4, only lower depressive severity measured at intake began to significantly affect the risk of dropout . Additionally, joint modelling (JM) of survival and longitudinal data for the early phase of treatment provided evidence of the predictive power of lower distress levels  and lower therapeutic alliance quality  on the clients' decision to discontinue treatment prematurely. After Session 4, no factor showed a significant association with dropout risk within the JM approach. The results suggest that early sessions are critical for the client's retention, and the JM approach is indispensable for studying psychotherapy dropout, especially in the context of endogenous time\u2010varying predictors. 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