Includes bibliographical references (p. 675-737) and indexes.
Contents:
Hypnosis and the law. Contours of the false memory controversy -- Nature of memory -- Laboratory simulation studies on memory for negative emotional events -- Personal memories -- Memory for events of impact -- Trauma memory -- Misinformation suggestibility -- Interrogatory suggestion and coercive persuasion -- Hypnosis and memory: analysis and critique of research -- Critical evaluation of research on emotion and memory -- False logic of the false memory controversy and the irrational element in scientific research on memory -- Phase-oriented trauma treatment -- Trauma treatment and the standard of care -- Suing therapists -- Repressed memory and the law -- Distinguishing between true and false memories -- Hypnosis and the law.
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