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The effects of symptom overreporting on PTSD treatment outcome

Los efectos del sobre-informe de síntomas en los resultados del tratamiento para TEPT

症状的过度报告对PTSD治疗结果的影响

Agnes van Minnena Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;b Research Department, Research Department PSYTREC, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Birgit van Dalenb Research Department, Research Department PSYTREC, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Eline M. Voorendonka Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;b Research Department, Research Department PSYTREC, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-8343
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Anouk Wagenmansb Research Department, Research Department PSYTREC, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Ad de Jonghb Research Department, Research Department PSYTREC, Bilthoven, The Netherlands;c Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;d School of Health Sciences, Salford University, Manchester, UK;e Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK;f School of Psychology, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Article: 1794729 | Published online: 11 Aug 2020

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