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This study explored the factors to which a sample of Portuguese war veterans attributed their recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants were a sample of veterans (N = 60) with mental sequelae of the Portuguese Colonial War: 30 suffered from chronic PTSD (unrecovered) and 30 veterans with remission from PTSD (recovered). Two semistructured interviews were conducted.

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Objective: To explore adults' experiences of lower limb amputation, focusing on the changes in self-identity related to the impairment.

Design: A cross-sectional and qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed, coded and analysed by two independent researchers.

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Objective: To explore the experience of vision loss, focusing on working age patients' self-awareness of impairment and self-identification with the impairment.

Design: A cross-sectional and qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews.

Setting: A specialized rehabilitation centre and a low vision unit at a public hospital.

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