Memory Controversies (Mental Health)

Memory Controversies Sites:

The Skeptic | Recovered Memory Therapy and False Memory Syndrome The Skeptic | Recovered Memory Therapy and False Memory Syndrome: An article by John Hochman, M.D. arguing that recovered memories are generated by some therapists. (Memory Controversies) http://www.skeptic.com/02.3.hochman-fms.html The Memory Debate Archives The Memory Debate Archives: Over 3000 topical cites and 500 links on both sides of the repressed and recovered memories issue. (Memory Controversies) http://www.tmdArchives.org False Memory Reading Group False Memory Reading Group: Searchable archive of article summaries prepared by the False Memory Reading Group at the University of Arkansas. (Memory Controversies) http://comp.uark.edu/~lampinen/read.html The Recovered Memory Project The Recovered Memory Project: An Internet-based research project which is gathering corroborated cases of recovered memories. (Memory Controversies) http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/Recovmem/Archive.html Science Daily | "I Tawt I Taw" A Bunny Wabbit At Disneyland: New Evidence Shows False Memories Can Be Created Science Daily | "I Tawt I Taw" A Bunny Wabbit At Disneyland: New Evidence Shows False Memories Can Be Created: Article describing an experiment where about one-third of the people who were exposed to a fake print advertisement that described a visit to Disneyland and how they met and shook hands with Bugs Bunny later said they remembered or knew the event happened (Memory Controversies) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/06/010612065657.htm Trauma & Cognitive Science Meeting Trauma & Cognitive Science Meeting: Tapes available of scientific meeting covering the way in which trauma interacts with information processing. A particular focus will be on how traumatic information is encoded, stored, and later retrieved from memory. (Memory Controversies) http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/traumaconf.html Memory and Reality Memory and Reality: The official website of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. Memory studies, retractor stories, legal information, newsletters, information on hypnosis, and a scientific focus are presented. (Memory Controversies) http://www.fmsfonline.com/ Bringing Justice to Wenatchee Bringing Justice to Wenatchee: Journalist Paul Craig Roberts lays the blame for the Wenatchee Witch Hunt squarely at the feet of "hysterical liberals." (Memory Controversies) http://robtshepherd.tripod.com/wenatchee.html Remembering Childhood Abuse Remembering Childhood Abuse: First-person account of recovered memories from Scott Barak Abraham. (Memory Controversies) http://www.menweb.org/throop/falsereport/cases/bothside.html HealthCentral.com Cool Tools HealthCentral.com Cool Tools: Self-experiment showing the ease with which the mind can be fooled about "remembering" something. (Memory Controversies) http://www.healthcentral.com/cooltools/ct_mentalhealth/ct_mentalhealth.cfm Abuse Survivors Syndrome Abuse Survivors Syndrome: Resources and commentary arguing that recovered memories can be deceptive. (Memory Controversies) http://members.tripod.com/~GaryCooper/ Discrediting the False Memory Syndrome Foundation Discrediting the False Memory Syndrome Foundation: Directory of web resources regarding recovered memory. (Memory Controversies) http://www.astraeasweb.net/politics/fmindex.shtml Therapeutic Hypnosis Therapeutic Hypnosis: Analysis and criticism of the court opinion in Borawick v. Shaw disallowing the testimony of a victim of sexual abuse who had been been treated with hypnosis. (Memory Controversies) http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/hypnosis.html Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse: Information from APA's Public Affairs Office to help you understand how repressed, recovered, or suggested memories of childhood abuse may occur and what you can do if you or a family member is concerned about a childhood memory. (Memory Controversies) http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/mem.html "False Memory Syndrome" Facts "False Memory Syndrome" Facts: Recovered-memories therapist Linda Chapman presents resources about false memory syndrome, dissociation, delayed recall, repression, and recovered memories of child abuse and other traumatic events. (Memory Controversies) http://fmsf.com/index.shtml Boards2Go: Recovered Memory Messageboards Boards2Go: Recovered Memory Messageboards: An open discussion board predominantly anti-recovered memories therapy. (Memory Controversies) http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?user=jehu Pseudoscience, Cross-examination, and Scientific Evidence in the Recovered Memory Controversy Pseudoscience, Cross-examination, and Scientific Evidence in the Recovered Memory Controversy: A white paper from the American Psychological Association journal "Psychology, Public Policy, and Law", examining the concept of recovered memories from a research perspective. (Memory Controversies) http://kspope.com/repweb2a.shtml Questioning Claims About the False Memory Syndrome Epidemic Questioning Claims About the False Memory Syndrome Epidemic: Article by Kenneth Pope, Ph.D. outlined here; also includes links to a number of other resources pertaining to FMS issues. (Memory Controversies) http://www.sover.net/~schwcof/popelet.html Recovered Memory: A Pandora's Box Recovered Memory: A Pandora's Box: Concerns about the practice of psychotherapy and recovered memories. (Memory Controversies) http://www.angelfire.com/tx/recoveredmemories/index.html Abelard - The Myth of Repressed Memory Abelard - The Myth of Repressed Memory: An article which examines the proposal that humans are highly suggestible and memory is very unreliable. Site offers contact information and links to related topics. (Memory Controversies) http://www.abelard.org/briefings/repressed_memory.htm Ohio Association of Responsible Mental Health Practices Ohio Association of Responsible Mental Health Practices: OARMHP is a state chapter of FMSF. (Memory Controversies) http://www.ltech.net/OHIOarmhp/ Beware Of False Memories: Revised Beware Of False Memories: Revised: Chaplain Paul G. Durbin, PhD, describes his experiences with his patients during age regression, and cautiously instructs therapists against leading questions. (Memory Controversies) http://www.rickross.com/reference/false_memories/fsm24.html Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law: Book review by Helen McGonigle of the book by Brown, Sheflin and Hammond. (Memory Controversies) http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/McGonigle_review.htm Recovered Memory Therapy Recovered Memory Therapy: Description of repressed memories and recovered memory therapy from the point of view that it represents a therapy hoax. (Memory Controversies) http://www.religioustolerance.org/rmt.htm Courage to Sue: A Parody of Psychotherapy Courage to Sue: A Parody of Psychotherapy: A sardonic statement applying the principles found in Courage To Heal to the therapist rather than the patient. (Memory Controversies) http://members.tripod.com/~josiah2/courage.html Recovered Memories of Sexual Abuse Recovered Memories of Sexual Abuse: Recoeverd-memories therapist, Jim Hopper PhD, provides resources and commentary supporting amnesia for childhood sexual abuse. (Memory Controversies) http://www.jimhopper.com/memory/ Treating Patients With Memories of Abuse : Legal Risk Management Treating Patients With Memories of Abuse : Legal Risk Management: Written by Samuel J. Knapp and Leon VandeCreek, this book covers the treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse--particularly patients who recover memories while in treatment. Order page. (Memory Controversies) http://www.apa.org/books/4317960.html Columbia Journalism Review | U-Turn on Memory Lane Columbia Journalism Review | U-Turn on Memory Lane: Mike Stanton's article about the origins of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. (Memory Controversies) http://www.cjr.org/year/97/4/memory.asp Debunking "False Memory" Myths in Sexual Abuse Cases Debunking "False Memory" Myths in Sexual Abuse Cases: An article by Attorney Wendy Murphy. (Memory Controversies) http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/Murphy_Memory_Article.html