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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 131, No. 9

Articles | September 01, 1974

A Practical Therapeutic Use of the Telephone

JOHNN A. CHILES

Am J Psychiatry 1974;131:1030-1031.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences RP-10, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 98195

1974, The American Psychiatric Association

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The telephone in psychotherapy is frequently used as an emotional safety valve. The author describes its use as a planned, often daily, part of therapy in which positive behavior is reinforced. Two cases are presented, along with a discussion of the technique involved.

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