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. 2025 Jul 16.
doi: 10.1007/s00127-025-02955-8. Online ahead of print.

Tracing trauma: a longitudinal study on PTSD, traumatic incidents, and social support among Icelandic adults

Erla Katrín Jónsdóttir  1 , Auðun Valborgarsson  2 , Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir  2 , Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir  2
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Tracing trauma: a longitudinal study on PTSD, traumatic incidents, and social support among Icelandic adults

Erla Katrín Jónsdóttir et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cumulative trauma; Longitudinal study; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social support; Trauma.

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Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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