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Professional Guidelines on Clinical Practice for Recovered Memory: A Comparative Analysis

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Recollections of Trauma

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 291))

Abstract

At the NATO- ASI a work group was organised to identify and discuss key components of guidelines for clinicians working with adults who allege a trauma history or who have recovered memories of past trauma. We have sifted through the minutes of these discussions, as well as the existing guidelines developed by professional organisations (see Table 1), and present here a comparative analysis of the issues and conclusions contained within them.

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  1. British Columbia Ministry for Children and Families, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1C4, Canada

    Fran Grunberg

  2. Island Psychological Services, Health Care Consultants, Ste. 214-2187 Oak Bay Ave., Victoria, BC, V8R 1Gl, Canada

    Tara Ney

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  1. The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

    J. Don Read

  2. University of Wales, Bangor, UK

    D. Stephen Lindsay

  3. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    D. Stephen Lindsay

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Grunberg, F., Ney, T. (1997). Professional Guidelines on Clinical Practice for Recovered Memory: A Comparative Analysis. In: Read, J.D., Lindsay, D.S. (eds) Recollections of Trauma. NATO ASI Series, vol 291. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2672-5_37

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