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False memories are therapy-induced fantasies masquerading as memories that seem very real to the person being treated. They often involves accusations and allegations of incest, Satanic Ritual Abuse, or cult involvement.


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Christian Christian Therapist Beware of False Memory SyndromeOff-site Link by Chaplain Paul G. Durbin, Diretor of Pastoral Care. Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. New Orleans, La.
Secular Controversy is a constant for memory researcher Elizabeth LoftusOff-site Link The Orange County Register, Nov. 3, 2002. See also Elizabeth Loftus
Secular Recovered Memories and the HolocaustOff-site Link by Mark Pendergrast, writing about "Binjamin Wilkomirski"
Secular Recovered Memory Therapy and False Memory SyndromeOff-site Link (CONTRA) by John Hochman, M.D. Article from Skeptic Magazine
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Secular Making Monsters: False Memories, Psychotherapy, and Sexual Hysteria"Off-site Link by Richard Ofshe and Ethan Watters
Secular The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegation of Sexual AbuseOff-site Link by Dr. Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketchum
Secular Return of the Furies - An Investigation into Recovered Memory TherapyOff-site Link by Hollida Wakefield and Ralph Underwager
Christian Second ThoughtsOff-site Link by Paul Simpson. "Once a leading practitioner of Recovered Memory Therapy, Dr. Paul Simpson concludes that he had been "horrifically wrong", and that the movement has contributed to untold suffering in families where there have been false accusations of sexual abuse."
Secular The Seven Sins of Memory : How the Mind Forgets and RemembersOff-site Link by Lenore Terr, M.D. (Subject: How memory works
Secular Therapy's Delusions : The Myth of the Unconscious and the Exploitation of Today's Walking WorriedOff-site Link by Ethan Watters and Richard Ofshe
Secular Witness for the Defense: The Accused, the Eyewitness and the Expert Who Puts Memory on TrialOff-site Link by Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketcham
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• FAQ
Secular Frequently Asked QuestionsOff-site Link ... about the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. Good introduction to FMS issues.
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» Religion News BlogOff-site Link RNB logs current and archived news about religious cults, sects, alternative religions and related issues.
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• News Database
Database of archived news items on brainwashing
(Includes items added between Oct. 25, 1999 and Jan. 31, 2002. See about this database)
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Older items:
(Sep. 3, 1999) Jury finds therapist negligent in repressed-memory lawsuit
(Sep. 3, 1999) Psychiatrist found negligent in repressed-memory case
(May 14, 1999) Fed. Court Doesn't Buy Into Plaintiff's Repressed Memory Claim
(May 11, 1999) Recovered memory theory derided as `junk science'
(Oct. 7, 1998) Psychiatrist loses bid to dismiss false-memory case
(Oct. 6, 1998) Ex-patient tells of earlier cult memories
(Sep. 29, 1998) Ex-patient tells of bid to save son after cult diagnosis by therapists
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• See Also
» Elizabeth Loftus
» McMartin Preschool case
» Satanic and/or ritual abuse and related issues
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• Sites
Secular False Memory Syndrome FactsOff-site Link (Pro)
Secular False Memory Syndrome FoundationOff-site Link (Contra)
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False Memory Syndrome (Recovered Memories)
First posted: Feb. 17, 2002
Last Updated: Nov. 8, 2002
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