Haunted by vivid ‘what if’ thoughts: how counterfactual thinking is associated with posttraumatic stress reactions over time
Open Access
- 24 August 2026
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Psychotraumatology
- Vol. 17 (1)
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
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