Construction and Reconstruction of Memory: Dilemmas of Childhood Sexual Abuse

This work is addressed to the controversy surrounding recovered memories of child abuse. Is it possible to know when such memories are true representations of something that happened, when they are fantasies full of symbolic meaning, and when they are in fact creations of inappropriate and manipulative therapeutic interventions? The answer to this question always has a profound impact - on the patient as well as the patient’s family. Integrating research and clinical work, this volume presents a valuable approach to finding the answer.