False Memory Syndrome Foundation Bibliography on Satanic Ritual Abuse,
Dec. 1997
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SATANIC RITUAL ABUSE
61_ Collection F $10.50
Collection F - Newspaper Articles - 46 pp (unbound).
FMS Foundation.1995
12 articles on various topics including FMS, lawsuits against
therapists, Wenatchee accusations, Satanic accusations and
legal cases.
103_ Bauerlein, M. $4.00
"The Mirror Cracked".
City Pages, 1995, August
Relates the story of a retractor who sued her psychiatrist,
Dr. Diane Humenansky, and was awarded $2.6 million. Over 100
"alter" personalities and memories of satanic cults were
produced.
110_ Gangelhoff, B. $2.50
"Devilish Diagnosis".
Houston Press, 1995, July 6
Describes how patients of psychologist Judith Peterson
came to believe they had multiple personalities and
belonged to satanic cults.
165_ Haller, K. $3.00
"Satan's Theater".
Connecticut, 1996
Details the lawsuit by a young woman against members of her
family for sexually abusing her when she was a child, including
bizarre accusations of satanic ritual abuse.
228_ Singer, M.T. $3.00
"Coming Out of the Cults".
Cults & Consequences, 1979
Discusses cult-related emotional problems with which ex-members
must cope during their reentry into society.
675_ O'Hagan, M. $2.00
"How She Beat the Devil".
Willamette Week 1996
The story of a retractor who triumphed over her belief in
satanic abuse and pop psychology, and her recently-settled
lawsuit against two psychologists.
723_ deYoung, M. $4.00
". . .: The Satanic Ritual Abuse Moral Crusade & the Law".
Behavioral Sciences and the Law.1994
Dissects the claims and impact of the moral crusade which has
risen up in response to horrific allegations of satanic ritual
abuse.
726_ Ganaway, G. K. $4.00
"Alternative Hypotheses Regarding Satanic...Memories".
Paper presented 99th APA Conv.l991
Cautions psychotherapists, social service agencies and law
enforcement officials against the validity of uncorroberated
memories of criminal cult activities, especially uncovered
during hypnosis.
729_ Lanning, K. V. $2.00
"Ritual abuse: a law enforcement view or perspective".
Child Abuse & Neglect. l991
Reports on the investigation by law enforcement officials of
ritual abuse, and that there is little or no evidence of its
orgnized large-scale existence.
730_ Lanning, K. V. $5.50
"Investigator's Guide to Allegations of 'Ritual' Child Abuse".
Behavior Science Unit FBI Acad.1992
After 8 years of investigating allegations of ritual abuse,
little or no evidence for organized satanic conspiracies
exists.
733_ Mulhern, S. $5.00
"Satanism and Psychotherapy: A Rumor in Search of an Inquisition".
Aldine de Gruyter Publishers. l991
Describes changes in psychotherapy that shaped mental health
professionals' belief in the satanic cult conspiracy rumor,
focusing on alleged adult survivors and their therapists.
734_ Mulhern, S. $3.00
"Satanism, Ritual Abuse, and MPD: . . .".
Int J Clinical & Exp Hypnosis.1994, Oct.
A sociohistorical perspective on how stories of blood rituals,
etc. continue to flourish, although no evidence suggests that
cultified multiples are victims of real organizations.
737_ Passantino et al $2.00
"Hard Facts About Satanic Ritual Abuse".
Christian Research Journal.1992, Winter
A history of satanic ritual abuse reports, and fallacies of the
SRA conspiracy theory.
740_ Persinger, M.A. $3.00
"Neuropsychological Profiles of Adults Who Report
Remembering . . .". Perceptual & Motor Skills.1992
Reports the results of a study of 6 adults who had recently
recovered memories of sexual abuse or alien abduction, and
which supports the hypothesis that enhanced imagery can
facilitate the creation of memories.
743_ Spanos, Burgess & $3.00
"Past-Life Identities, UFO Abductions, & SRA: . . .".
Int. J Clinical & Exp Hypnosis.1994, October
Examines research associated with the above phenomena, finding
that recall is reconstructive and organized in terms of current
expectations.
745_ Victor, Jeffrey S. $3.00
"The Dangers of Moral Panics".
Skeptic.1995
Offers a sketch of major developments over the last 2 years in
the evolution of the satanic cult scare.