Exploring common ground in the repressed versus false memories debate

Despite some hope in the early 2000s and 2010s, the ‘memory wars’ are not over yet, while science and the public still need reliable answers regarding the emergence, veracity and consequences of delayed memories of sexual abuse. This special issue (inspired by a British Psychological Society working...

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Authors: Blank, Hartmut (Author) ; Oeberst, Aileen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2025, Volume: 30, Issue: S1, Pages: 1-4
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
false memories
Memory
Repression
Sexual Abuse
Trauma
‘memory wars’
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Summary:Despite some hope in the early 2000s and 2010s, the ‘memory wars’ are not over yet, while science and the public still need reliable answers regarding the emergence, veracity and consequences of delayed memories of sexual abuse. This special issue (inspired by a British Psychological Society working group on the same topic) is therefore another attempt at making some progress along these lines, by creating a kind of round table debate between five (groups of) ‘panellists’, resulting in five ‘mini debates’ consisting of original contributions, comments and replies. We think this adds new facets to this important debate.
ISSN:2044-8333
DOI:10.1111/lcrp.12307