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EntityQ63057957· pop 5· linked from 14 articles

skin hunger

Also known as touching, touch starvation, touch deprivation, hug deprivation

intense feeling caused by lack of touch

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Depression (mood)Emotional issues Health Health psychology Human skin Major depressive disorder Mental health Physiology Quality of life Somatosensory system

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