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Peer reviewedStocks, J. T. – Social Work, 1998
Examines the literature on the validity of memory work and the evidence for the efficacy of therapeutic interventions based on the recovery of childhood-sexual-abuse memories. Current empirical evidence does not support recovered-memory therapy; in fact, participation in recovered-memory therapy may be harmful to clients. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Counseling Effectiveness, Memory, Outcomes of Treatment
