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International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
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Stronger Than My Ghosts: Narrative Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Recovery in Later Life

J. C. G. LelyFoundation Centrum ’45, Diemen, the Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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S. M. De la RieFoundation Centrum ’45, Diemen, the Netherlands; View further author information
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J. W. KnipscheerFoundation Centrum ’45, Diemen, the Netherlands; ;Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; View further author information
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R. J. KleberDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; ;Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Diemen, the NetherlandsView further author information
Pages 369-382 | Received 07 Feb 2019, Accepted 29 Mar 2019, Published online: 29 Apr 2019

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