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Recollections of Trauma - Scientific Evidence and Clinical Practice (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Recollections of Trauma - Scientific Evidence and Clinical Practice (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Series: NATO Science Series A:, 291
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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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