The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse
Cautions and Guides for Therapists
Published on 31. July 1997
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-88048-478-7 (ISBN)
Description
Since the mid-1980s, when stories of ritualized satanic or
sadistic abuse drastically increased, ritual abuse has become entangled in
the controversy surrounding false memory syndrome and recovered memory.
Because this debate has not been conclusively resolved, therapists require
methods and guidelines for treating patients who present a history that may
involve abusive satanic or sadistic rituals.
In The Dilemma of
Ritual Abuse, experts in the field offer balanced, carefully
considered advice on approaches therapists can use when patients report they
have experienced ritual abuse. These qualified clinicians explain and
demonstrate their techniques and offer caveats against accepting a patient's
recollections at face value. Additional chapters deal with psychological and
pharmacological treatment programs that have helped patients whether the
reports of abuse were accurate, symbolic, or false. Several illustrations
vividly depict the types of abuse that therapists will hear from these
patients. For further guidance, an appendix containing the American
Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees' "Statement on Memories of Sexual
Abuse" is also included.
sadistic abuse drastically increased, ritual abuse has become entangled in
the controversy surrounding false memory syndrome and recovered memory.
Because this debate has not been conclusively resolved, therapists require
methods and guidelines for treating patients who present a history that may
involve abusive satanic or sadistic rituals.
In The Dilemma of
Ritual Abuse, experts in the field offer balanced, carefully
considered advice on approaches therapists can use when patients report they
have experienced ritual abuse. These qualified clinicians explain and
demonstrate their techniques and offer caveats against accepting a patient's
recollections at face value. Additional chapters deal with psychological and
pharmacological treatment programs that have helped patients whether the
reports of abuse were accurate, symbolic, or false. Several illustrations
vividly depict the types of abuse that therapists will hear from these
patients. For further guidance, an appendix containing the American
Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees' "Statement on Memories of Sexual
Abuse" is also included.
Reviews / Votes
[T]his is the book for which many mental healthprofessionals have been waiting. . . . Inevitably, in an edited collection,
there is some repetition but it was useful repetition in that it underscored
that fact that experts in a wide variety of locations are fairly much in
accord on the issues. . . . A great source book and a balanced appraisal of
the subject. * Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry * The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse is a good portrayal of
many of the clinical issues that arise in the treatment of people alleging
ritual abuse histories. . . . [T]he book provides a good overview and it is
useful to have all of this information pulled together in one volume. * Bullentin of the Menninger Clinic * The book is intended mainly for psychiatrists but is
readable enough to hold interest for therapists of all disciplines, who will
benefit greatly from the two sections that deal with clinical experience and
special techniques, and with the need for thorough assessments in these
cases. * Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
VA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88048-478-7 (9780880484787)
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Person
George A. Fraser, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., is Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa Medical School, and Director
of the Anxiety and Phobic Disorders Clinic, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa Medical School, and Director
of the Anxiety and Phobic Disorders Clinic, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Content
Clinical Experience. A credulous skeptic's approach
to cults and multiple personality disorder. Hypnosis and memory: a
cautionary chapter. Overview of the treatment of patients alleging that they
have suffered ritualized or sadistic abuse. Recognition and special
treatment issues in patients reporting childhood sadistic ritual abuse.
Satanic ritual abuse: first research and therapeutic implications. Ritual
abuse: lessons learned as a therapist. Ritual abuse in European countries: a
clinician's perspective. Special Techniques and Issues.
Pharmacological guidelines for sadistically abused patients: from routine to
critical issues. Visions of memories: a patient's visual representation of
ritual abuse ceremonies. The court system and the problem of hypnotically
recovered memories : a forensic psychiatrist's concerns. Teen involvement in
the occult. Appendix: Statement on memories of sexual abuse. Index.
to cults and multiple personality disorder. Hypnosis and memory: a
cautionary chapter. Overview of the treatment of patients alleging that they
have suffered ritualized or sadistic abuse. Recognition and special
treatment issues in patients reporting childhood sadistic ritual abuse.
Satanic ritual abuse: first research and therapeutic implications. Ritual
abuse: lessons learned as a therapist. Ritual abuse in European countries: a
clinician's perspective. Special Techniques and Issues.
Pharmacological guidelines for sadistically abused patients: from routine to
critical issues. Visions of memories: a patient's visual representation of
ritual abuse ceremonies. The court system and the problem of hypnotically
recovered memories : a forensic psychiatrist's concerns. Teen involvement in
the occult. Appendix: Statement on memories of sexual abuse. Index.