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Recovered Memory Therapy (RMT)

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Recovered Memory Therapy (RMT) is a rarely used therapeutic technique based on the belief that traumatic memories of abuse -- typically experienced during childhood -- can be forgotten and later recovered during therapy. RMT was particularly popular during the 1980s and early 1990s. It has since been abandoned by the vast majority of therapists and counselors.

Topics covered in this section are:

	RMT quotations, pro and con
	Brief overview of RMT: False Memory Syndrome (FMS). Beliefs about RMT.
	A brief history and current status of RMT
	More detailed history; terminology...
	Bibliography of journal articles, books, etc. on RMT
	Information about RMT: What are/are not recovered and repressed memories? Techniques used in RMT Types of abuse that are uncovered Can childhood memories be repressed or forgotten? How common was recovered memory therapy? Statement by the British False Memory Society  The decline in belief in RMT Statement by Harvard professor Richard J. McNally Books and articles on RMT and reuniting families Are there historical records of repressed/recovered memories? Links to web sites that discuss RMT Theophostic© Counseling -- RMT returns in a religious mutation

	Reliability of RMT: How does human memory work? How reliable are recovered memories?
	Outcomes of RMT: Emotional disability resulting from memories of Ritual Abuse Typical events in therapy, experienced by "retractors, returners and refusers" The end results of RMT
	Statements about RMT: Statements by professional organizations Before 1997 After 1996 Statements by supporters of RMT  Court decisions about RMT Maryland court decision A report on studies of repressed memories, with rebuttals. A letter sent to the Canadian government concerning court convictions based on RMT About the Australian "Inquiry into the Practice of Recovered Memory Therapy" (2005)
	News: News items about RMT, from 1996 to the present time, including information on associated topics, such as Satanic Ritual Abuse, Ritual abuse, etc.

A list of Internet links on RMT and false memory:

"Supreme Memory" at: http://www.supremememory.com/

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