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SPECIAL SECTION: PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Mentalization as a moderator of treatment effects: Findings from a randomized clinical trial for personality disorders

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Pages 674-689 | Received 08 Nov 2011, Accepted 05 Apr 2012, Published online: 21 May 2012

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