The role of shame and self-critical thinking in the development and maintenance of current threat in post-traumatic stress disorder

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-24

  Harman, Rachel ^a   Lee, Deborah ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PTSD; Self critical thinking; Shame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; THINKING;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHAME; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249099987     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.636     Document Type: Article

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