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Affect Dysregulation and Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder and Somatoform Disorder: Differentiating Inhibitory and Excitatory Experiencing States

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Pages 424-443 | Received 04 Aug 2008, Accepted 29 Jul 2009, Published online: 11 Oct 2010

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