Is fantasy dangerous to the health of children? Credibility of memory research validating creation of false realities

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 95-105

  Leavitt, Frank ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility of testimony; False beliefs; False memory; Sexual abuse; Source misattribution

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FANTASY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MEMORY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033373920     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v08n03_06     Document Type: Article

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