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Recollections of Trauma: Scientific Evidence and Clinical Practice

Recollections of Trauma: Scientific Evidence and Clinical Practice

Read, J. Don
Lindsay, D. Steve

Paperback

Series: NATO Science Series A:, Book 291

Medical ReferenceGeneral PsychologyMental Health

ISBN10: 1475726740
ISBN13: 9781475726749
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Mar 3 2013
Pages: 600
Weight: 2.32
Height: 1.24 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The controversy regarding cases in which people report recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse may well prove to be the most important issue in professional psy- chology in the 1990s. Some have argued that such reports often reflect illusory beliefs in- advertently created by suggestive forms of memory work in psychotherapy. This claim amounts to a charge of widespread malpractice, and publicity about it threatens the reputa- tion of clinical psychology. From a culturaVhistorical point of view, this controversy con- stitutes a crisis point in Western society's belated and still incomplete efforts to acknowledge and respond effectively to the shocking prevalence of child sexual abuse. Responding effectively entails both protecting children from abuse and avoiding false accusations. Some professionals who emphasise prevention of false accusations have de- scribed the popularisation of therapeutic searches for suspected hi

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