Psychiatry Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , 15 January 2008

Ultimatum bargaining behavior of people affected by schizophrenia

  • Nirit Agay

      Affiliations

    • The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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  • Shmuel Kron

      Affiliations

    • The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
    • Shalvata Mental Health Center, P.O.Box 94, Hod-Hasharon, 45100, Israel
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  • Ziv Carmel

      Affiliations

    • The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
    • Shalvata Mental Health Center, P.O.Box 94, Hod-Hasharon, 45100, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Day Care Unit, “Shalvata” Mental Health Center, P.O. Box 94, Hod-HaSharon 45100, Israel. Tel.: +972 9 7478570, +972 50 590 7061 (Mobile); fax: +972 9 7478674.
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  • Shlomo Mendlovic

      Affiliations

    • The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
    • Shalvata Mental Health Center, P.O.Box 94, Hod-Hasharon, 45100, Israel
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  • Yechiel Levkovitz

      Affiliations

    • The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
    • Shalvata Mental Health Center, P.O.Box 94, Hod-Hasharon, 45100, Israel

Received 13 June 2005 ,Revised 24 December 2005 ,Accepted 2 March 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00106-5

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.03.026

Psychiatry Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , 15 January 2008

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