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Clinical Research Article

Internet-based imagery rescripting intervention for adult survivors of institutional childhood abuse in the former German Democratic Republic – a pilot study

Intervención de re-escritura de imágenes vía internet para adultos sobrevivientes de abuso institucional en la infancia en la antigua República Democrática Alemana – un estudio piloto

对前德意志民主共和国童年期机构虐待的成年幸存者进行基于互联网的意象改写干预 – 项试点研究

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Article: 2117222 | Received 16 Jun 2022, Accepted 11 Aug 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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