TY - JOUR
T1 - The harming power of shame
AU - Lawlor, Brian
AU - Baez, Sandra
AU - Santamaría-García, Hernando
AU - Ibanez, Agustin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Shame is a pervasive, multidimensional emotion influencing brain, body and social life. While shame can foster accountability, its toxic forms drive stigma, withdrawal and mental illness. We call for systemic, culturally sensitive interventions to transform phatological shame into healing, fostering empathy, accountability and psychological safety in care, education and policy.
AB - Shame is a pervasive, multidimensional emotion influencing brain, body and social life. While shame can foster accountability, its toxic forms drive stigma, withdrawal and mental illness. We call for systemic, culturally sensitive interventions to transform phatological shame into healing, fostering empathy, accountability and psychological safety in care, education and policy.
KW - Cognitive neuroscience
KW - community mental health teams
KW - education and training
KW - social functioning
KW - stigma and discrimination
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105025479322
U2 - 10.1192/bjp.2025.10503
DO - 10.1192/bjp.2025.10503
M3 - Review article
C2 - 41346160
AN - SCOPUS:105025479322
SN - 0007-1250
JO - British Journal of Psychiatry
JF - British Journal of Psychiatry
ER -
