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Adult service-users' experiences of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy. / Lowe, Charlotte; Murray, Craig.
In: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy , Vol. 44, No. 4, 12.2014, p. 223-231.

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Lowe C, Murray C. Adult service-users' experiences of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy . 2014 Dec;44(4):223-231. doi: 10.1007/s10879-014-9272-1

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Lowe, Charlotte ; Murray, Craig. / Adult service-users' experiences of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy. In: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy . 2014 ; Vol. 44, No. 4. pp. 223-231.

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