Predicting fears of intimacy among individuals with post-traumatic stress symptoms by their sensory profile

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-57

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intimate relationships; Post traumatic stress; Sensory processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926613767     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308022614557628     Document Type: Article

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