Lost Daughters: Recovered Memory Therapy

The practice of recovered memory therapy (RMT) and the resulting accusations of childhood sexual abuse have polarized the psychotherapy community and crowded the courts. Reinder Van Til's Lost Daughters movingly depicts the human toll exacted by the widespread belief in RMT. First-person stories, the first of which is Van Til's own personal narrative, portray families devastated by daughters' RMT-inspired memories of childhood sexual abuse and their subsequent accusations of fathers and mothers. In chapters that alternate with these narratives, Van Til critically examines the influences in our culture that have allowed this phenomenon to flourish and that continue to fuel the debate.
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In this shocking and disturbing look at recovered memory therapy and the people it hurts, Van Til alternates between stories of families ripped apart by this type of therapy and a history of the practice. Is it a legitimate technique or are well-meaning therapists planting false memories in the minds of their clients? An excelent book on the subject!
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Lost Daughters addresses issues arising from the practice of recovered memory therapy and false memory syndrome. The author discusses the influences in modern culture that have allowed the practice to flourish, and examines the results it produces.
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