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Clinical Research Articles

Childhood traumatization by primary caretaker and affect dysregulation in patients with borderline personality disorder and somatoform disorder

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Article: 5628 | Received 13 Sep 2010, Accepted 27 Jan 2011, Published online: 27 Mar 2011

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