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Psychological impact of lifetime trauma in older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Brian Draper
Brian Draper*
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Eastern Suburbs Older Persons’ Mental Health Service, Euroa Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
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Email: b.draper@unsw.edu.au
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 4: Issue Theme: Serious Mental Illnesses in Older Adults , April 2020 , pp. 431 - 434
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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