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The Use of Videotape Recordings in Conjoint Marital Therapy

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.11.1425

Use of videotape recordings in conjoint marital therapy is now feasible because of the availability of inexpensive equipment. This technique allows the immediate recovery and review of a large amount of objective data concerning interactions during a therapy session. Especially important is the marital partners' increased awareness of the multiple channels of communication, many of them contradictory, between themselves.

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