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The recovered memory controversy; a representative case study
- Author:
- COLANGELO James J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18(1), 2009, pp.103-121.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The recovered memory controversy has been an ongoing debate within the mental health profession for the past two decades. Disagreement remains over the veracity of “forgotten” memories of childhood sexual abuse that are recalled or recovered during therapy. At the heart of the controversy are the concepts of repression and dissociation as well as the impact traumatising events have on the encoding of memory. This article provides an overview of the central factors in the longstanding debate and presents a detailed clinical case study involving independent corroboration of memories of childhood sexual abuse recovered during treatment, which the author believes provides additional support for the potential veracity of recovered memories.