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Childhood Maltreatment and Symptoms of Social Anxiety: Exploring the Role of Emotional Abuse, Neglect, and Cumulative Trauma

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Nanda, M.M., Reichert, E., Jones, U.J. et al. Childhood Maltreatment and Symptoms of Social Anxiety: Exploring the Role of Emotional Abuse, Neglect, and Cumulative Trauma. Journ Child Adol Trauma 9, 201–207 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-015-0070-z

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