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Guilt, Shame, and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents

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Muris, P. Guilt, Shame, and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 46, 177–179 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-014-0488-9

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