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From: Lasting personality pathology following exposure to severe trauma in adulthood: retrospective cohort study

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Flowchart of participants’ groups based on IPDE scoring, exposure to catastrophic trauma and presence of personality disorder. IPDE positive (based on scores from the International Personality Disorder Examination Questionnaire) - participants scoring positive on IPDE; IPDE negative - participants scoring negative on IPDE. Catastrophic event (positive or negative) based on the 17 items from the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. PD positive – pre-trauma personality pathology present; PD negative – pre-trauma personality pathology absent – based on the semi-structured interview

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