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Original Article

The impact of coping and emotional intelligence on the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder from past trauma, adjustment difficulty, and psychological distress following divorce

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Pages 334-341 | Received 01 Sep 2016, Accepted 13 Feb 2017, Published online: 09 May 2017

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