Snoezelen and sensory-based treatment for adults with psychiatric disorders

OT Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Costa, Donna M ^a,b   Morra, Jessica ^c   Solomon, Danielle ^c   Sabino, Maribeth ^c   Call, Kimberly ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AOTA's Commission on Education   (United States)

^c NONE

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