Satanic ritual abuse : principles of treatment
Although there is evidence that ritual abuse does take place, clinicians working with individual patients cannot be sure whether they are dealing with fact or fantasy. Dr. Ross, an expert in the treatment of dissociative disorders, has encountered more than three hundred patients with memories of alleged satanic ritual abuse. In this book, he provides an overview of the psychological, social, and historical aspects of SRA and presents principles and techniques for its clinical treatment. Although he has found no evidence of a widespread satanic network, he is open to the possibility that a certain percentage of his patients' memories may be entirely or partially historically accurate. In treatment, he recommends that the therapist adopt an attitude hovering between disbelief and credulous entrapment. Dr. Ross has encountered memories of SRA primarily among people who suffer from multiple personality disorder, and the principles of treatment he outlines focus on such individuals
Print Book, English, 1995
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1995