Reality monitoring in adults reporting repressed, recovered, or continuous memories of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-152

  McNally, Richard J ^a,b   Clancy, Susan A ^a,b   Barrett, Heidi M ^a,b   Parker, Holly A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; PATIENT MONITORING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 13844314111     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.1.147     Document Type: Article

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