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Perseveration of traumatic re-experiencing in PTSD; a cautionary note regarding exposure based psychological treatments for PTSD when head injury and dysexecutive impairment are also present

Nigel S. King Oxford Doctoral Training Course in Clinical Psychology, Isis Education Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK; and Community Head Injury Service, The Camborne Centre, Ayesbury, Bucks, UK
Pages 65-74 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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