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‘It will get even better’: preliminary findings from a trauma-focused psychotherapy effectiveness study reveal false positive patients’ long-term outcome expectations after the treatment

Evaldas KazlauskasDepartment of Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; Correspondence[email protected]
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Lina JovarauskaiteDepartment of Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; View further author information
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Egle MazulyteDepartment of Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; View further author information
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Paulius SkruibisDepartment of Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; View further author information
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Migle DovydaitieneDepartment of General Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaView further author information
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Jonas EimontasDepartment of Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; View further author information
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Paulina ZelvieneDepartment of Clinical and Organizational Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; View further author information
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Pages 277-281 | Received 22 Jul 2016, Accepted 20 Dec 2016, Published online: 20 Jan 2017

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