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Clinical Research Article

The international trauma questionnaire (ITQ) measures reliable and clinically significant treatment-related change in PTSD and complex PTSD

El Cuestionario Internacional de Trauma (ITQ) mide el cambio relacionado con el tratamiento en el TEPT y el TEPT complejo de manera confiable y clínicamente significativa

国际创伤问卷 (ITQ) 测量了PTSD和复杂性PTSD中可靠且临床显著的治疗相关变化

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Article: 1930961 | Received 15 Dec 2020, Accepted 10 May 2021, Published online: 22 Jun 2021

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