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What is "humiliation therapy"? could it possibly work?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Extreme caution: Some who work with childhood and adolescent sex offenders might be able to answer this better. But it seems to be an attempt at "cognitive restructuring" of behaviors believed to represent fundamental, criminal abnormalities in the minds of these juvenile patients. Humiliation in any context is dangerous -- and can lead to anxiety, depression, ptsd, and suicide. Doesn't sound therapeutic to me.

Answered 5/15/2016

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Dr. Brian Lynch answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Humiliation: Too large a topic to summarize. My advice is no it cannot work. Stay away from it. We suffer enough and way too much humiliation as it is. It is not restorative or reparative. Having others or ourselves make us feel bad only leads to feeling worse. Think about it; how do you get a positive from a negative? Brianlynchmd.Com.

Answered 8/16/2017

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