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Therapy provided in different outcome studies cannot be examined in cumulative analysis unless calibrated for quality across studies. Investigators conducting controlled outcome trials could provide audio or audiovisual samples of therapy in order to quantitatively determine an index of therapeutic quality and create a system of archival storage. Usages for the archival materials are suggested and potential problems are considered.
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This material was prepared while the first author was at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences: I am grateful for financial support provided by NIMH (5-P32-NH14581-05) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. I also wish to acknowledge the support of NIMH (MH34623-01) and the University of Minnesota Graduate School (441 0749 5236 02). Preparation of this manuscript was also supported by PHS-R01-MH-33209 to the second author, and the St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, to which the second author wishes to express his gratitude.
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Kendall, P.C., Hollon, S.D. Calibrating the quality of therapy: Collaborative archiving of tape samples from therapy outcome trials. Cogn Ther Res 7, 199–204 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01205134
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