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Resilience, Stress and Trauma in the Military

Special Operations Cognitive Agility Training (SOCAT) for Special Operations Forces and spouses

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Pages 266-273 | Received 30 Jan 2021, Accepted 08 Sep 2021, Published online: 24 Nov 2021

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