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The concluding chapter reflects on the key issues addressed, considers the deeper philosophical implications of current work in the field, and identifies pivota

Winner of the 2018 International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Pierre Janet Writing Award. A comprehensive treatment approach for the

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