Conjoint measurement in psychiatric research.
In order to study complex drug-patient-milieu interactions, conjoint measurement models can be of great help in finding out whether there are any interaction patterns in the data and, if so, in specifying the kind of interaction. Some examples are given. The possible applications as well as the limitations of this technique are discussed.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012931:Social Environment