The Sensory Profile of People With Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-278

  Engel Yeger, Batya ^a   Palgy Levin, Dafna ^a   Lev Wiesel, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

post traumatic stress; sensory processing; sensory sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883325506     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: 15413101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0164212X.2013.819466     Document Type: Article

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