Child
Sexual Abuse and False Memory Syndrome
by Robert A. Baker (Editor)
There are some people who have been abused
sexually and physically as children, and who have partially or totally
blocked the memories from view. The problem is that these are far fewer
than the modern psycho-babblers would have us believe. Until lately, it
was politically correct to believe the abused, never the accused. The "technology"
of modern psychology is so varied and flawed that whatever results are
obtained are highly questionable. Basing personal and family decisions,
and legal actions upon the findings of psychotherapists doing "repressed-memory"
work is ludicrous considering the horrendous state of the field's methodology.
A careful, scholarly look at false memory
syndrome issues
Ellen Ross (ellenross@justicemail.com),
August 23, 1998
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.
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