Integrity of treatment refers to the extent to which the intervention conditions in an experiment are implemented as intended. Therapist and subject integrity of treatment violations can influence the results of therapy outcome research. This article identifies potential integrity of treatment transgressions in behaviorally oriented research and offers guidelines to minimize potential integrity of treatment violations.
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