Allegations of child sexual abuse: Delayed reporting and false memory.
- ISSN: 07909667
Abstract
Presents 11 case histories, including diagnoses and outcome, of patients who made, or were the subject of, allegations of childhood sexual abuse, but subsequently withdrew their allegations or had them disproved. Allegations may be made because of actual abuse, genuine misunderstanding, the need to escape a stressful situation, for malice, a false recollection, or delusional states. How such situations come about is discussed, with special reference to the false memory syndrome, a term made popular by recent media coverage. Given the complexity of this syndrome, an argument is put forward that diagnostic guidelines be established so that direct studies of its natural history and treatments may be undertaken. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
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