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Research Article

Posttraumatic stress disorder and service utilisation outcomes following delivery of Cognitive Processing Therapy in a community mental health setting

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Pages 121-132 | Received 18 May 2022, Accepted 16 Sep 2022, Published online: 26 Oct 2022

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