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Book SynopsisThe phenomenon of recovered memories has excited much controversy in recent years amongst professionals with extreme positions being held: either all such memories are, by definition false, or any such claim is an attempt to deny the victims of abuse their rights to confront their abusers.
Trade Review"...a fascinating, well researched book that is surprisingly well balanced given the highly emotive topic..." (Mental Health Today, September 2002)
"...this book makes a significant contribution to this aim..." (Applied Cognitive Psychology, May 2003)
"...I would strongly recommend this book...an engaging and thorough examination of this important subject..." (Journal of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, No.1 and 2, 2005)
"...I strongly recommend this book...a fascinating read..." (BACP, Dec 2005)
Table of ContentsAbout the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Introduction.
THE SOCIAL ASPECTS.
Socio-historical Perspective (T. Dalgleish & N. Morant).
Recovered Memories: Effects Upon the Family and Community (G. Gudjonsson).
Recovered Memories of Abuse: Effects on the Individual (A. Skinner).
Recovered Memories: The Legal Dilemmas (E. Magner & P. Parkinson).
EVIDENTIAL ASPECTS.
The Recovered Memories Controversy: Where Do We Go From Here? (D. Lindsay & J. Read).
Discovering Fact and Fiction: Case-based Analyses of Authentic and Fabricated Discovered Memories of Abuse (K. Shobe & J. Schooler).
Is It Possible to Discriminate True From False Memories? (G. Davies).
CLINICAL ASPECTS.
Therapeutic Techniques, Therapeutic Contexts and Memory (D. Bekerian & M. O'Neill).
Recovered Memories in Therapy Clinicians' Beliefs and Practices (B. Andrews).
Establishing Practice-based Guidelines for Therapists (N. Robertson).
Psychogenic Amnesias: Functional Memory Loss (M. Kopelman & J. Morton).
CONCLUDING COMMENTS.
Memories of Abuse and Alien Abduction: Close Encounters of a Therapeutic Kind (M. Power).
Author Index.
Subject Index.
