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Emotion regulation strategies as mediators of the association between level of attachment security and PTSD symptoms following trauma in adulthood

Maryse Benoit Department of Psychology, Sherbrooke University, Montreal, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Donald Bouthillier Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Ellen Moss Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Cécile Rousseau Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Alain Brunet Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Pages 101-118 | Received 08 Oct 2007, Published online: 26 Mar 2009

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