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Freud assumed in the early stages of his career that neuroses could be explained by childhood trauma. Later he considered it a phantasy. Recent statistics on child-abuse suggest that Freud’s early theories had a realistic basis.
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Kuch, K., Swinson, R.P. (1988). Posttraumatic Stress Disorders. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1988. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83392-2_68
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