Severe public humiliation: Its nature, consequences, and clinical treatment

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 492-501

  Torres, Walter J ^a   Bergner, Raymond M ^b  

^a not available   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Humiliation; Psychotherapy; Public humiliation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HELPLESSNESS; HOMICIDE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RAGE; SELF ESTEEM; SEVERE PUBLIC HUMILIATION; SHAME; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84874497873     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029271     Document Type: Article

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