1. Pope & Hudson Can Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse be repressed? , Psychological Medicine, V. 25, P. 121-126.
2. Williams, L.M. . Recall of childhood trauma: A prospective study of women's memories of child sexual abuse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, (1994), 62, 6, 1167-1176.
3. Donna Femina, Child Abuse, Child Abuse and Neglect, 1990, V. 14, P. 227-231.
4. Judith Herman and Emily Schatzow, Recovery and Verification of Memories of Childhood Sexual Trauma, Psychoanalytic Psychology, 1987, V. 4, P. 1-14
5. Mark Predergrast, Victims of Memory, Upper Access (1995) ISBN 0-942679-16-4. Upper Access has a toll-free order line at 1-800-365-9315. A revised edition is expected 1996-SEP.
6. Lawrence Wright, Remembering Satan, Knopf, 1994, ISBN 0-679-43155-I
7. Stan Abrams & Jared Abrams, False Memory Syndrome vs. Total Repression, Journal of Psychiatry and Law, Summer 95. Federal Legal Publications: (212) 619-4949. (We have only studied a draft version of this paper; more data was believed to have been collected before the article was published.)
8. AMA Wary of Using 'Memory Enhancement'; AMA, Report of the Council (1993)
9. Statement on Memories, American Psychiatric Association (1993)
10. Recovered Memories, British Psychological Society, (#163 10), available from: The British Psychological Society, St. Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR, Great Britain.
11. Ross et al "Abuse histories in 102 cases of multiple personality disorder", Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 36, P. 97-101
12. Leeza TV show, 1994-OCT-11
13. E. Goldstein & Kevin Farmer, Confabulations, Upton Books, Boca Raton FL, (1995) (Describes destruction of families as a result of therapists creating false memories of childhood sexual abuse)
14. See: http://www.skeptic.com/03.4.pender-newsome-iv.html for an article from Caltech's Skeptic magazine. It describes a Christian therapist who engaged in extensive recovered memory therapy. She finally realized that the memories that she was dredging up in her clients had no basis in fact, and were contributing to the destruction of their families of origin. She is now revisiting her clients and attempting to undo some of the damage.
15. See: http://www.utu.fi/~jounsmed/asc/hyp/memories.html for an excellent comparison of past life identities, abduction and abuse on board UFO's and Satanic Ritual Abuse. Extensive bibliography included.
16: New Zealand Sunday Star Times, 31 December 1995
17: M.D. Yapko, "Suggestions of Abuse: True and False Memories of Childhood Sexual Trauma", Simon & Schuster, New York NY (1994)
18: P.L. Herndon, "False and Repressed Memories gain Media Spotlight", Practitioner Focus, newsletter of the American Psychological Association, 1994-FEB; P. 3, 15
19: The Ottawa [ON] Recovered Memory Task Group are believers in the accuracy of repressed/recovered memory therapy. They maintain a home page supporting people who have recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse or ritual abuse. See: http://www.carleton.ca/~whovdest/rmtg.html
20: The final report of the American Psychological Association's "Working Group on Investigation of Memories of Childhood Abuse", issued on 1996-FEB-14. Available from Paul Donnelly at the APA at 202 336-6055. Email address: pzd.apa@email.apa.org
21: Canadian Psychiatric Association report; not yet published
22: Beahrs JO, Cannell JJ, Gutheil TG. "Delayed Traumatic Recall in Adults: A Synthesis with Legal, Clinical, and Forensic Recommendations". Bulletin American Academy of Psychiatry Law. 1996; 24:45-55.
23: State of Washington, "Repressed memory claim referrals to the nurse consultant. Report to the Mental Health Subcommittee, Crime Victims Compensation Program", Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington, 1996. (Rachel Brown & Loni Parr, investigators)
24: The Journal of Memory and Language (1996-APR; Vol 35, # 2) is devoted to "illusions of memory". One article is: Ira Hyman & Joel Pentland "The Role of Mental Imagery in the Creation of False Childhood Memories"
25: Poole, Lindsay, Memon, and Bull, "Psychotherapy and the Recovery of Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: U.S. and British Practitioners' Opinions, Practices, and Experiences.", Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, 1995, Vol 63, No3. 426-437,
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