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Childhood trauma and complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in older adults: A study of direct effects and social-interpersonal factors as potential mediators

Sandy KrammerDepartment of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;Forensic-Psychiatric Services, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Birgit KleimDepartment of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention and Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Keti Simmen-JanevskaDepartment of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Andreas MaerckerDepartment of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Pages 593-607 | Received 06 May 2014, Accepted 21 Nov 2014, Published online: 09 Jun 2015

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