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Dissociative, depressive, and PTSD symptom severity as correlates of nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidality in dissociative disorder patients

, MA, , MS, LCPC, , MS, LCPC, , PhD & , PhD
Pages 67-80 | Received 17 Mar 2015, Accepted 31 May 2015, Published online: 16 Dec 2015

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