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Study Protocol

Schema therapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): rationale and study protocol

Terapia de esquema para el trastorno de identidad disociativo (DID): justificación y protocolo de estudio

解离身份障碍(DID)的图式疗法:原理和研究方案

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Article: 1571377 | Received 19 Jul 2018, Accepted 06 Jan 2019, Published online: 14 Feb 2019

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