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Journal of Loss and Trauma
International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
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An Exploratory Study of the Psychological Impact and Clinical Care of Perinatal Loss

Shannon M. Bennett Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brett T. Litz Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Behavioral Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Health Care System, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Shira Maguen Department of Psychiatry, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Jill T. Ehrenreich Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression Treatment Program, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USAView further author information
Pages 485-510 | Received 06 Sep 2007, Accepted 11 Feb 2008, Published online: 15 Nov 2008

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