Guided imagery and recovered memory therapy: Considerations and cautions

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 63-73

  Thayer, Amanda ^a   Lynn, Steven Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

False memories; Guided imagery; Imagination inflation; Memory recovery therapy

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTIONALITY; FALSE MEMORY; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMAGINATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL TASK; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RECALL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL CRIME; SUGGESTION; VALIDATION STUDY; VICTIM; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 33750499103     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v06n03_04     Document Type: Article

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