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Extreme adaptations in extreme and chronic circumstances: The application of “weaponized sex” to those exposed to ongoing incestuous abuse

Warwick MiddletonThe Cannan Institute, Brisbane, Australia;Psychology Department, College of Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand;School of Behavioral, Cognitive & Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia;School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;School of Public Health, Latrobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MB, BS, FRANZCP, MD
Pages 284-303 | Received 23 Oct 2016, Accepted 05 Dec 2016, Published online: 20 Mar 2017

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