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Leaving the stigma to the patients? Frequency of crisis experiences among mental health professionals in Berlin and Brandenburg and how they cope with it

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Pages 66-74 | Received 04 Mar 2022, Accepted 16 Nov 2022, Published online: 07 Mar 2023

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