Discovering New Memories in Psychotherapy — Childhood Revisited, Fantasy, or Both?

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Recently the traditional reflective approach in psychotherapy has been challenged by a confrontational stance on behalf of patients. As a result, the place of truth and the validity of long-delayed memories of abuse in childhood have become the focus of a debate that has polarized the behavioral-science community. Neither side has attempted to minimize the incidence of 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 is the accuracy of the recall of childhood trauma by adults in . . .

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