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Research Article

Psychological symptoms of adolescent survivors of sexual abuse and characteristics of survivors displaying suicidal and/or self-harming behaviors

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Pages 1136-1154 | Received 23 Mar 2021, Accepted 17 Dec 2021, Published online: 08 Feb 2022

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