Drinking to ease the burden: a cross-sectional study on trauma, alcohol abuse and psychopathology in a post-conflict context.

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Published in BMC Psychiatry on June 24, 2016

Authors

Verena Ertl1,2,3, Regina Saile4,5, Frank Neuner4,5, Claudia Catani4,5

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany. verena.ertl@uni-bielefeld.de.
2: vivo international, Konstanz, Germany. verena.ertl@uni-bielefeld.de.
3: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, P.O. Box 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany. verena.ertl@uni-bielefeld.de.
4: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
5: vivo international, Konstanz, Germany.

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