Optimizing the efficacy of exposure in PTSD treatment
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Gert-Jan Hendriks*, Rianne De Kleine and Agnes Van Minnen NijCare, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Center for Anxiety Disorders Overwaal, Institution for Integrated Mental Health Care Pro Persona, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands *Correspondence to: Gert-Jan Hendriks, Email: [email protected]
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