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Trauma exposure therapy in a pregnant woman suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder after childhood sexual abuse: risk or benefit?

Terapia de exposición al trauma en una mujer embarazada que sufre un trastorno de estrés postraumático complejo después del abuso sexual infantil: ¿riesgo o beneficio?

创伤暴露疗法应用于一位遭受童年期性虐待后患上复杂性创伤后应激障碍的孕妇:风险还是收益?

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Article: 1697581 | Received 11 Dec 2018, Accepted 23 Oct 2019, Published online: 07 Dec 2020

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