Recently the traditional reflective approach in psychotherapyhas been challenged by a confrontational stance on behalf ofpatients. As a result, the place of truth and the validity oflong-delayed memories of abuse in childhood have become thefocus of a debate that has polarized the behavioral-sciencecommunity. Neither side has attempted to minimize the incidenceof or the damage caused by the sexual or physical abuse of children.Memories suspected or sustained throughout childhood and adolescence,even partial memories, are not at issue. What is at issue isthe accuracy of the recall of childhood trauma by adults in. . . [Full Text of this Article]
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