Recollections of Trauma - Scientific Evidence and Clinical Practice (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)

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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Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	NATO Science Series A:, 291
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	1997
Editors:	J. Don Read • D. Steve Lindsay
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	600
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-1-4757-2674-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4757-2674-0
Barcode:	9781475726749

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