Are You Looking at Me, or Am I? Anger, Aggression, Shame and Self-worth in Violent Individuals

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-91

  Shanahan, Sarah ^a   Jones, Jason ^a,b   Thomas Peter, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Littlemore Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Shame; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955784465     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-009-0105-1     Document Type: Article

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