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Mathematical Models for Evaluation of Therapies

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In applying therapies to psychological disorders, there are many situations in which one has to choose between different courses of action.

This study is part of a project in the “Sonderforschungsbereich 24, sozial-und wirtschaftspsychologische Entscheidungsforschung der Universität Mannheim”. The research was supported by a research grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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Mai, N. (1975). Mathematical Models for Evaluation of Therapies. In: Brengelmann, J.C., Quinn, J.T., Graham, P.J., Harbison, J.J.M., McAllister, H. (eds) Progress in Behaviour Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66104-4_30

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