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Recovery from Cults (book)
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Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse a 1995 book edited by Michael Langone
, director of the International Cultic Studies Association
(formerly the American Family Foundation), published by W. W. Norton & Company, treats the theories of mind control
as related to cults.
The book has 22 contributors including Ph.D.’s, therapists, and pastors. Designed as a reference for individuals seeking help post New Religious Movement
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s experiences, it contains a section for families. It also provides advice for psychotherapists, and covers a wide array of topics.
stated that the work appears mostly aimed at individuals who are concerned a friend or relative might be in a cult, little exploration of why an individual would join a cult, that there is little analysis of the definition or effectiveness of "exit counselling" that the book recommends, and there is little difference in the outcomes of exit counselling irrespective of whether the individual left the cult voluntarily versus being ejected.
A review in the Cultic Studies Journal
by Arthur A. Dole
summarized the contents of the book and specified that it grew out of study groups connected to the American Family Foundation. Dole continued by criticizing an insufficiently comprehensive of the topic, suggesting gaps regarding topics of prevention programs, rehabilitation, case histories, court cases, how to respond to violent and suicidal groups, specific examples from exit counseling, choice of individuals to help with exit counseling, ethical principles for exit counseling and the interactions between cults and celebrities
, churches, academics, business and the military.
Michael Langone
Michael D. Langone, is an American counseling psychologist who specialises in research about "cultic groups" and alleged psychological manipulation. He is executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association, editor of the journal Cultic Studies Review.Langone is author and co-author...
, director of the International Cultic Studies Association
International Cultic Studies Association
The International Cultic Studies Association , formerly the American Family Foundation, describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians, professionals, former group members, and families who study and educate the public about social-psychological influence and control,...
(formerly the American Family Foundation), published by W. W. Norton & Company, treats the theories of mind control
Mind control
Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"...
as related to cults.
The book has 22 contributors including Ph.D.’s, therapists, and pastors. Designed as a reference for individuals seeking help post New Religious Movement
New religious movement
A new religious movement is a religious community or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group of modern origin, which has a peripheral place within the dominant religious culture. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider religion, such as Christianity, Hinduism or Buddhism, in...
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Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
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Sect
A sect is a group with distinctive religious, political or philosophical beliefs. Although in past it was mostly used to refer to religious groups, it has since expanded and in modern culture can refer to any organization that breaks away from a larger one to follow a different set of rules and...
s experiences, it contains a section for families. It also provides advice for psychotherapists, and covers a wide array of topics.
Reviews
A review in the British Medical JournalBritish Medical Journal
BMJ is a partially open-access peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association...
stated that the work appears mostly aimed at individuals who are concerned a friend or relative might be in a cult, little exploration of why an individual would join a cult, that there is little analysis of the definition or effectiveness of "exit counselling" that the book recommends, and there is little difference in the outcomes of exit counselling irrespective of whether the individual left the cult voluntarily versus being ejected.
A review in the Cultic Studies Journal
Cultic Studies Review
International Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
by Arthur A. Dole
Arthur A. Dole
Arthur A. Dole is a professor of psychology and education, at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, Division of Psychology and Education...
summarized the contents of the book and specified that it grew out of study groups connected to the American Family Foundation. Dole continued by criticizing an insufficiently comprehensive of the topic, suggesting gaps regarding topics of prevention programs, rehabilitation, case histories, court cases, how to respond to violent and suicidal groups, specific examples from exit counseling, choice of individuals to help with exit counseling, ethical principles for exit counseling and the interactions between cults and celebrities
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
, churches, academics, business and the military.
Contributors
- Susan AndersenSusan Andersen-Biography:Andersen was raised in Seattle, Washington with her two older brothers. She trained as a dental assistant, although she did not like working for dentists...
- David ClarkDavid ClarkDavid Clark or Dave Clark may refer to:*Dave Clark , baseball player*David Clark , illustrator*David Clark , former English cricketer...
- Richard L. DowhowerRichard L. DowhowerRichard L. Dowhower is a Lutheran pastor, as well as an educator and religious scholar. He was actively involved in educating both his parish and the public about what he defined as "cults"...
- Gary Eisenberg
- Geri-Ann GalantiGeri-Ann GalantiGeri-Ann Galanti is a medical anthropologist, and lecturer at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Galanti was formerly on the faculty of California State University's Department of Anthropology and California State University's School of Nursing, where she developed the curriculum for the BSN...
- Kevin Garvey
- Lorna GoldbergLorna GoldbergLorna Goldberg is a social worker, certified psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and researcher of cults.Lorna works full time in a private practice as a therapist. Her focus is on children, adolescents and adults who have had exposure to cultic groups...
- Bill GoldbergBill Goldberg (social worker)Bill Goldberg is a social worker and researcher of cults. He has a private practice and counsels families of alleged cult members. Goldberg also works for the Rockland County, New York Department of Mental Health - he directs three out-patient programs....
- Carol GiambalvoCarol GiambalvoCarol Giambalvo cofounded reFOCUS, a US support and referral network for former members of cults. She has served as a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984.Giambalvo contributed to the book Recovery from Cults. With Herbert L...
- Noel Giambalvo
- Susan J. KelleySusan J. KelleySusan J. Kelley is the Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia State University. She is also currently the Director of the National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, and founder and director of Project Healthy Grandparents, at Georgia State University.Prior to her...
- Janja LalichJanja LalichJanja Lalich is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, known for her study of the inner workings of cults.She was a member of the radical "Democratic Workers Party" for 11 years, a group she now considers a cult...
- Madeleine Landau Tobias
- Michael LangoneMichael LangoneMichael D. Langone, is an American counseling psychologist who specialises in research about "cultic groups" and alleged psychological manipulation. He is executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association, editor of the journal Cultic Studies Review.Langone is author and co-author...
- Paul R. MartinPaul R. MartinPaul R. Martin was a psychotherapist, licensed clinical psychologist, and director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Ohio. He also worked in private practice in Athens, Ohio...
- Arnold MarkowitzArnold MarkowitzArnold Markowitz is a Jewish American social worker, psychotherapist, and "cult" critic and researcher. He is the Director of the Cult Hot Line and Clinic of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services in New York City...
- Herbert L. RosedaleHerbert L. RosedaleHerbert L. Rosedale was one of America's foremost anti-cult activists. Director of the AFF , he worked closely with others to assert their belief of "cults" as manipulative, self-serving organizations which harm their hapless recruits...
- Patrick L. Ryan
- Margaret SingerMargaret SingerDr. Margaret Thaler Singer, was a clinical psychologist and a part-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S....
- Mark Trahan
- Rob Tucker
- Philip ZimbardoPhilip ZimbardoPhilip George Zimbardo is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He is president of the Heroic Imagination Project...
External links
- Excerpted chapters, at Cultic Studies ReviewCultic Studies ReviewInternational Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
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