The Shame of the Alcoholic
Category: SCIENCE
America has a long tradition of public humiliation, but does shame really motivate people to change? Two psychological scientists decided to see if alcoholics' feelings of shame about their addictions might actually interfere with their attempts to get sober.
By Wray Herbert, Contributor
Author, 'On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired..., 2012-11-22