A dynamic systems approach to clinical case formulation

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-184

  Schiepek, Günter ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Complexity; Critical fluctuations; Dynamic systems; Idiographic system modeling; Real time monitoring; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042018706     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.19.3.175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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