Child Sexual Abuse and False Memory Syndrome

Book Overview

Is repressed memory fact or fiction? What role should therapists play in determining the truth? What if any, weight should these "memories" be given when prosecuting claims of child sexual abuse?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573921823
• ISBN13: 9781573921824
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A careful, scholarly look at false memory syndrome issues

This book is an extremely useful addition to the debate on false allegations of child sexual abuse and false memory syndrome. Far too often, anyone who questions any "suppressed" and "recovered" memories of child sexual abuse is accused of protecting pedophiles and retraumatizing victims, yet research has shown that memories are far more malleable and susceptible to suggestion than one might think. Articles by Michael D. Yapko, author of "Suggestions of Abuse," Elizabeth F. Loftus, author of "The Myth of Repressed Memory," and researchers Stephen J. Ceci and Maggie Bruck are included, among others. If you are serious about researching the issue of false memories of child sexual abuse, this volume will be a valuable addition to your library.