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Clinical Research Article

Affect dysregulation, psychoform dissociation, and adult relational fears mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and complex posttraumatic stress disorder independent of the symptoms of borderline personality disorder

La disregulación afectiva, la disociación psicoforme y los miedos relacionales en adultos median la relación entre el trauma infantil y los síntomas del trastorno por estrés postraumático complejo independientemente de los síntomas del trastorno límite de la personalidad

情感失调、心理形式分离和成年关系恐惧中介童年创伤和独立于边缘性人格障碍 的复杂创伤后应激障碍之间的关系

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Article: 1400878 | Received 07 Mar 2017, Accepted 22 Oct 2017, Published online: 23 Jan 2018

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