Material objects and psychological theory: A conceptual literature review

Arts and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 82-101

  Solway, Rob ^a   Camic, Paul M ^a   Thomson, Linda J ^b   Chatterjee, Helen J ^c  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

material objects; museums; psychological interventions; touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957846065     PISSN: 17533015     EISSN: 17533023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2014.998010     Document Type: Article

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