Computerized Conjoint Analysis of the Weight Treatment Preferences of Individuals With Schizophrenia

Nichole Goodsmith1, Amy N Cohen1, Anthony W P Flynn1

  • 1Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy, Health Services Research and Development Service, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles (Goodsmith, Hamilton); National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles (Goodsmith); VA Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Los Angeles (Goodsmith, Young); American Psychiatric Association (Cohen); Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison (Flynn); Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles (Hamilton, Hellemann, Nowlin-Finch, Young); Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles (Nowlin-Finch).

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