Sensory Over-Responsivity in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 134-143

  Lewin, Adam B ^a   Wu, Monica S ^a   Murphy, Tanya K ^a   Storch, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Compulsive; Obsessive; OCD; Over responsivity; Sensory hypersensitivity; Sensory intolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939803504     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-014-9442-1     Document Type: Article

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