Survivor Guilt: One Way to Understand A Reaction to the Space Shuttle Explosion
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Vol. 8 (2) , 91-94
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01612848609012517
Abstract
The concept of survivor guilt is presented in both its narrow and wider dimensions. An illustration of survivor guilt is described in terms of one group therapy member's reaction to the space shuttle explosion. Clinical implications for dealing with national tragedies are suggested.Keywords
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