The role of shame in suicide

Journal/Book: Suicide Life Threaten Behav. 1997; 27: 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Guilford Publications Inc. 352-361.

Abstract: The differences between shame and guilt are explored, with a focus on experiential and developmental factors and on behavioral reactions to these emotions. The role of shame as a motive for suicidal behavior is illustrated with examples of suicidal behavior in Creek tragedy, Asian cultures, and jails, and among contemporary suicides, such as that in 1996 by Admiral Mike Boorda, Chief of U.S. Naval Operations.

Note: Article Lester D, Ctr Study Suicide, RR41, 5 Stonegate Court, Blackwood,NJ 08012 USA

Keyword(s): GUILT; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; BEHAVIOR; DEATH; SELF

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