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The Roles of Emotion Dysregulation and Dissociation in the Association Between Sexual Abuse and Self-Injury Among Juvenile Justice–Involved Youth

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Pages 272-285 | Received 02 Feb 2014, Accepted 18 Nov 2014, Published online: 15 May 2015

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