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Review
. 2015 Feb 23:6:27.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00027. eCollection 2015.

Memory distortion for traumatic events: the role of mental imagery

Deryn Strange  1 , Melanie K T Takarangi  2
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Review

Memory distortion for traumatic events: the role of mental imagery

Deryn Strange et al. Front Psychiatry. .
No abstract available

Keywords: imagery; intrusions; source monitoring; traumatic memory.

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