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Special Section: Defining (Structural) Dissociation: A Debate Guest Editors: Etzel Cardeña, PhD and Elizabeth S. Bowman, MD
Target Article

Dissociation in Trauma: A New Definition and Comparison with Previous Formulations

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Pages 416-445 | Received 26 Aug 2009, Accepted 26 Jan 2010, Published online: 11 Jun 2011

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