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Reward-Seeking Behaviors and Behavioral Activation Therapy in Depressed Individuals

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Kamali Ghasemabadi H, Ganji M, Eslami M, Karimpour Vazifehkhorani A. Reward-Seeking Behaviors and Behavioral Activation Therapy in Depressed Individuals. Iran J Public Health. 2021;50(12):2610-2612.