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Touch aversion in patients with interpersonal traumatization.

Timmy StraußFabian RottstädtUta SailerJulia SchellongJ Paul HamiltonClaudia RaueKerstin WeidnerIlona Croy
Published in: Depression and anxiety (2019)
We interpret the hippocampal suppression as an attempt to control traumatic memories, evoked by interpersonal touch. This mechanism may maintain the aversion of interpersonal touch in patients with interpersonal trauma-related PTSD.
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