Childhood adversity, ICD-11 trauma symptom domains, and maladaptive daydreaming: A cross-sectional pilot study

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Aleksandra Maria Rogowska is an Editorial Board Member of this journal, but was not in any way involved in the editorial and peer-review process conducted for this paper, directly or indirectly. The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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