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Cultic Studies Review: Article Index

2002 Report: Attention and Research on Social Addictions (AIS)

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

A Psychoanalytic Look at Recovered Memories, Therapists, Cult Leaders, and Undue Influence

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): 246-264
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_fms   

A Rejoinder to James Chancellor’s Response to My Article

Author:  Bulwer  Perry       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:02  Page(s): 167-172
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

A Response to James D. Chancellor’s Life in The Family: An Oral History of the Children of God

Author:  Bulwer  Perry       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:02  Page(s): 101-145
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

A Response to Perry Bulwer’s Evaluation of Life in the Family

Author:  Chancellor  James  D.  M. Div., Ph. D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:02  Page(s): 160-166
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

A Single-Case Design Implementing Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with an Ex-Cult Member

Author:  DeYoung  Robert  R.  Ed.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 139-152
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

A Single-Case Design Implementing Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with an Ex-Cult Member

Author:  DeYoung  Robert  R.  Ed.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 139-152
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_recovery  grp_emdr

About CSR 9-1 2010

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

AFF 2002 Conference Reports: Introduction

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conference   

AFF 22nd Annual Conference

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conference   

AFF Statement on China and Falun Gong

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Aid and Assistance for Consumer Damages from Religious Activities

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): 38-49
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_org_gov   

An Example for Controversy: Creating a Model for Reconciliation

Author:  Kropveld  Michael       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): 130-150
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog,tp_definition,tpcol_acadialog   

An Investigation into Cult Pseudo-Personality: What Is It and How Does It Form?

Author:  Jenkinson  Gillie     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:03  Page(s): 199-224
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_mentalhealthprofessional   

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Predicaments: The Truth, Deceit, and Issues Surrounding Falun Gong

Author:  Xie  Frank  T.    Other Author(s):  Zhu, Tracey
Vol.:03,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cult Leaders and Induction of Dependent Personality Disorder in Cult Members

Author:  Burke  John       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:03  Page(s): 390-410
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_mindcontrol   

Are Cultic Environments Psychologically Harmful?

Author:  McKibben  Jodi  Aronoff  M.S. Other Author(s):  Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D.; Peter Malinoski, Ph.D.
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research,tpcol_research   

Are Terrorists Cultists?

Author:  Dole  Arthur  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:02  Page(s): 198-218
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Art and Authority: Foreclosing Creativity in Cultic Groups

Author:  Gelberg  Steven     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 232-249
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Art and Authority: Foreclosing Creativity in Cultic Groups

Author:  Gelberg  Steven     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 232-249
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Art and Authority: Foreclosing Creativity in Cultic Groups

Author:  Gelberg  Steven     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 232-249
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Aum Shinrikyo: Book on Aum

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): 316-321
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Authoritarian Culture and Child Abuse in ISKCON

Author:  Muster  Nori  J.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-27
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_child_abuse  grp_harekrishna

Book Review - American Guru: A Story of Love, Betrayal and Healing

Author:  Szabo  Marta       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Can Scholars Be Deceived? Empirical Evidence from Social Psychology and History

Author:  Dubrow-Eichel   Steve  K.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Steve K. Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D.
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): 51-64
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_criticalthinking,tp_influence,tpcol_critical_thinking   

Charismatic Leadership and Corporate Cultism at Enron: the Elimination of Dissent, the Promotion of Conformity, and Organizational Collapse

Author:  Tourish  Dennis     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Naheed Vatcha
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s): 87-124
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_business   

Child Abuse in the Hare Krishna Movement: 1971-1986

Author:  Rochford  E. Burke     Jr. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_harekrishna

Child Protection in an Authoritarian Community: Culture Clash and Systemic Weakness

Author:  Bardin  Livia       Other Author(s):  Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Vol.:04,  No.:03  Page(s): 233-267
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_polygamy  grp_flds

Clinical and Diagnostic Issues of Cultism: Group Dependence Disorder

Author:  Perlado  Miguel       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm_recovery,tp_mentalh   

College Students and Religious Groups in Japan: How Are They Influenced and How Do They Perceive the Group Members?

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tpcol_research   

Comment on "The Rhetoric of Religious 'Cults': Terms of Use and Abuse"

Author:  Kropveld  Michael       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:01  Page(s): 55-56
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog   

Compassion Betrayed: Spiritual Abuse in an American Zen Center

Author:  Masis  Katherine  V.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:01  Page(s): 28-55
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_zen

Conflict Between Aum Critics and Human-Rights Advocates in Japan

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:03  Page(s): 254-278
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Contemporary Uses of the Brainwashing Concept: 2000 to Mid-2007

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:02  Page(s): 099-128
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_brainwashing   

Contemporary Uses of the Brainwashing Concept: 2000 to Mid-2007

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:02  Page(s): 099-128
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_brainwashing   

Coping with Cult Involvement: A Handbook for Families & Friends

Author:  LangonePh.D.  Michael   D.     Other Author(s):  Livia Bardin, M.S.W., Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_fam,tp_mentalhealthprofessionals,tpcol_mentalhealth,tpcol_undgrps   

Counseling: Wellspring Helping Ex-Members

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_acadialog,tp_recovery   

Creativity and Cults from Sociological and Communication Perspectives: The Processes Involved in the Birth of a Secret Creative Self

Author:  Boeri  Miriam  W.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Karen Pressley
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 173-213
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Creativity and Cults from Sociological and Communication Perspectives: The Processes Involved in the Birth of a Secret Creative Self

Author:  Boeri  Miriam  W.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Karen Pressley
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 173-213
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Creativity and Cults from Sociological and Communication Perspectives: The Processes Involved in the Birth of a Secret Creative Self

Author:  Boeri  Miriam  W.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Karen Pressley
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 173-213
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Cult Awareness Groups and NRM Scholars: Toward Depolarization of Key Issues

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:02  Page(s): 146
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog,tp_definition,tp_history,tpcol_acadialog   

Cult Pseudo-Creativity vs. Creativity in Recovery

Author:  Jenkinson  Gillie     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 135-163
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Cult Pseudo-Creativity vs. Creativity in Recovery

Author:  Jenkinson  Gillie     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 135-163
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Cult Pseudo-Creativity vs. Creativity in Recovery

Author:  Jenkinson  Gillie     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 135-163
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 09, No.01, 2010 - PDF

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Cultish Religious Sects and Politics: The Brethren v. Green Contest and Other Controversies Involving Minor Religious Sects Down Under

Author:  Mutch  Stephen       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:03  Page(s): 298-310
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_political  grp_orderofstcharbel, grp_excluisvebrethren

Cultism, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Author:  Mutch  Stephen  B.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:02  Page(s): 169-197
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism  grp_kenja

Cult-related Problems in Switzerland: Annual Report of info-Sekta and Reflections on Governmental Cult Policies (2000)

Author:  Schaaf  Suzanne       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_international   

Cults and Families

Author:  Whitsett  Doni     Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):  Kent, Stephen
Vol.:03,  No.:02  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_general,tp_research,tpcol_mentalhealth,tpcol_research   

Cults and Religious Privileges in England and Australia: Can the Wheat be Separated from the Chaff?

Author:  Mutch  Stephen  B.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:02  Page(s): 135-151
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_org_gov   

Cults of Hatred

Author:  Dittmann  Melissa       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research  grp_unification_church

Cults, Conversion, Science, & Harm

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_harm,tp_press,tp_thoughtreform,tpcol_clergy,tpcol_cults101   

Cults, Creativity, and Folie: Psychoanalytic Considerations

Author:  Perlado  Miguel     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 53-71
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Cults, State Control, and Falun Gong: A Comment on Herbert Rosedale's "Perspectives on Cults as Affected by the September 11th Tragedy."

Author:  Robbins  Thomas      Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Current Status of Federal Law Concerning Violent Crimes Against Women and Children: Implications for Cult Victims

Author:  Boyle  Robin     Esq. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): 65-89
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_legal_article   

Death of a Moonie: Reflections of a "Blessed Child"

Author:  Collins  Donna       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): 312-315
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm  grp_unification_church

Déjà Vu: Death of a Moonie Door-to-Door Solicitor

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.     Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Denouement of the Prophets’ Cult: The Church Universal and Triumphant in Decline

Author:  Szimhart  Joseph   P.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cut

Development of the Study of Mind Control in Japan

Author:  Nishida, Ph. D.  Kimiaki       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:03  Page(s): 215-232
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_thoughtreform,tp_mindcontrol   

Education and Reeducation in Ideological Organizations and Their Implications for Children

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:02  Page(s): 119-145
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child   

Exit Counseling and the Decline of Deprogramming

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Joseph P. Szimhart, Stephen A. Kent
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): 241-291
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_counseling,tp_deprogram,tp_intervention,tp_press,tp_research,tp_sociology,tpcol_intervention,tpcol_mentalhealth,tpcol_press   

Extrapolation, Exaggeration, or Exculpation?

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Falun Gong and the World: How Many Eight-Years Do We Need? – Comment on Langone (2007)

Author:  Xie  Frank  T.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:03  Page(s): 286-294
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Fear and Pride in Ideographic Identification

Author:  Osmond  Amy       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:01  Page(s): 44-76
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_polygamy  grp_flds, grp_bountiful

Fear and Pride in Ideographic Identification

Author:  Osmond  Amy       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:01  Page(s): 44-76
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Former Members’ Perceptions of Cult Involvement

Author:  Almendros  Carmen     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  José A. Carrobles, Ph.D.
Vol.:06,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-20
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research,tpcol_research   

Frankl Revisited

Author:  Debold  Walter       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:01  Page(s): 56-72
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

Getting Help

Author:  Bardin  Livia       Other Author(s):  Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_recovery   

Harm and New Religious Movements (NRMs): Some Notes on a Sociological Perspective

Author:  Barker  Eileen       Other Author(s):  Eileen Barker, Ph.D.
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Harm and NRMs: Perspectives from Psychology

Author:  Dole  Arthur  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Harm and NRMs: Perspectives from Religious Studies, Sociology, and Psychology - Introduction

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Heaven’s Gate/Democratic Workers Party: Book on Social Context of Cults

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_heavensgate, grp_dwp

History of the American Family Foundation

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): 03-50
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_history,tp_icsa,tpcol_child   

Ideology, Demonization, and Scholarship: The Need for Objectivity

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Illegal Missionary Work Lawsuits and Exit Counseling for Unification Church Members

Author:  Sakurai  Yoshihide       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:03  Page(s): 183-201
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention  grp_unification_church

Imposed Anorexia: A Model of Dietary Restriction in Four Ideological Groups

Author:  Meikle  Jessie       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:01  Page(s): 41-64
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_eatingdisorder   

Inner Experience and Conversion

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Patrick L. Ryan
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): 169-176
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_counseling,tp_exmember,tp_fam,tp_influence,tp_recovery,tpcol_undgrps   

Innocent Murderers? Abducted Children in the Lord’s Resistance Army

Author:  Manca  Terra       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:02  Page(s): 129-166
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_lordsresistancearmy

International Churches of Christ: Introduction

Author:  Giambalvo  Carol       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_icc

Introduction to the Cultic Studies Review

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-02
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

ISKCON in the News Articles from the Cult Observer 1984-1999

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_harekrishna

Japanese Activities to Counter Cults

Author:  Yamaguchi  Hiroshi       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): 225-229
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_cultural  grp_japan, grp_falungong

Just Joking: Psychoanalytic Treatment of the Suppression of Creativity in Cults

Author:  Wehle  Dana     L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 78-97
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Just Joking: Psychoanalytic Treatment of the Suppression of Creativity in Cults

Author:  Wehle  Dana     L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 78-97
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Just Joking: Psychoanalytic Treatment of the Suppression of Creativity in Cults

Author:  Wehle  Dana     L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 78-97
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Lying in Court and Religion: An Analysis of the Theocratic Warfare Doctrine of the Jehovah's Witnesses

Author:  Bergman  Jerry     Ph. D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_legal_article  grp_jw

Lyndon LaRouche: Claims Star Wars Defense Was His Idea

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:02  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Methodological Fallacies in Anthony’s Critique of Exit Cost Analysis

Author:  Zablocki  Benjamin     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:02  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention,tpcol_acadialog   

Mind Control: Psychological Reality or Mindless Rhetoric?

Author:  Zimbardo  Philip  G.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): 309-311
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_edu,tp_fam,tp_influence,tp_press,tp_thoughtreform,tpcol_acadialog,tpcol_conversion,tpcol_cults101,tpcol_education,tpcol_mentalhealth,tpcol_press,tpcol_research   

Narcissistic Fraud in the Ancient World: Lucian’s Account of Alexander of Abonuteichos and the Cult of Glycon

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:03  Page(s): 225-253
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

News Summaries: Cultic Studies Review 2009, Volume 08, Number 02

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 199-229
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_danhak

News Summaries: Cultic Studies Review 2009, Volume 08, Number 03

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 334-355
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_danhak

News Summaries: Cultic Studies Review 2009, Volume 08, Number 02

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 199-229
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_danhak

Of Urinals and Dark Forces: An Essay About Harmful Cult Influence on an Artist

Author:  Szimhart  Joseph       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 214-231
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Of Urinals and Dark Forces: An Essay About Harmful Cult Influence on an Artist

Author:  Szimhart  Joseph       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 214-231
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Of Urinals and Dark Forces: An Essay About Harmful Cult Influence on an Artist

Author:  Szimhart  Joseph       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 214-231
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

On the Outside Looking In: Growing Up in the Moonies

Author:  Aaslid  Flore  S.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-08
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child  grp_unification_church

Pastor who married girl, 10, guilty of sexual assault

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:03  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Perfect Master or Perfect Psychopath

Author:  Toren  Erica       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_personalaccount  grp_dlm

Persistence of “Deprogramming” Stereotypes in Film

Author:  Szimhart  Joseph  P.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:02  Page(s): 202-225
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention,tp_mindcontrol   

Perspectives on Cults As Affected by the September 11th Tragedy

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Prayer-Fee Mandates Removed from Federal Health Care Bills

Author:  Swan  Rita       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Prevention Program on Psychologically Manipulative Techniques

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:01  Page(s): 001-015
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Psychologist Survey Regarding Cults

Author:  Lottick  Edward  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-19
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_prevalence,tp_research   

Psychologist Survey Regarding Cults pdf

Author:  Lottick  Edward  A.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-19
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_prevalence,tp_research   

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Group Psychological Abuse Scale

Author:  Almendros  Carmen       Other Author(s):  Josep María Jansà, Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, José Antonio Carrobles
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): 203-224
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_acadialog,tp_conversion,tp_mindcontrol,tp_research,tpcol_research   

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Group Psychological Abuse Scale abs

Author:  Almendros  Carmen       Other Author(s):  Josep María Jansà, Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, José Antonio Carrobles
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): 203-224
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_acadialog,tp_conversion,tp_mindcontrol,tp_research,tpcol_research   

Questions from the Balcony: A Critique of Dick Anthony

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.  Esq. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_acadialog   

Raised in Cultic Groups: The Impact on the Development of Certain Aspects of Character

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna     M.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-27
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_sga   

Raised in Cultic Groups: The Impact on the Development of Certain Aspects of Character

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_sga   

Razor's Edge Indeed: A Deprogrammer's View of Harmful Cult Activity

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:03  Page(s): 231-265
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram   

Reasons for Leaving: Psychological Abuse and Distress Reported by Former Members of Cultic Groups

Author:  Almendros  Carmen     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  José Antonio Carrobles, Ph.D., Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D.
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 111-138
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse_psychological,tp_research   

Reasons for Leaving: Psychological Abuse and Distress Reported by Former Members of Cultic Groups

Author:  Almendros  Carmen     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  José Antonio Carrobles, Ph.D., Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D., Manuel Gámez-Guadix, M.S.
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 111-138
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_abuse_churches,tp_exmember,tp_harm,tp_harm_recovery,tp_mentalh,tp_mentalhealthprofessionals   

Reflecting on Cultural Diversity in Response to Cultic Activity

Author:  Rosedale  Herbert  L.  Esq. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_cultural   

Reflections on Falun Gong and the Chinese Government

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Reflections on Marriage and Children After the Cult

Author:  Goldberg  Lorna     M.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): 09-29
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_marriage   

Reply to Xie

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:03  Page(s): 295-297
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Responding to Jihadism: A Cultic Studies Perspective

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:02  Page(s): 268-306
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism  grp_islam

Ritual of Separation: An Integrative Guideline for Helping Clients from High-Intensity Faith Groups

Author:  Faulkner  Martin   John     Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:01  Page(s): 016-042
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Ritual of Separation: An Integrative Guideline for Helping Clients from High-Intensity Faith Groups

Author:  Faulkner  Martin   John     Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:01  Page(s): 016-042
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Scientific Evaluation of the Dangers Posed by Religious Groups: A Partial Model

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:02  Page(s): 101-134
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm,tp_research,tp_sociology,tpcol_research,tpcol_undgrps   

Second Thoughts on Cultic Involvement and Addictive Relationships

Author:  Perlado  Miguel       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:03  Page(s): 171-182
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_general   

Seeking Accurate Information: Part I A Sketch of Currently Available Popular and Professional Books on Cultic and Related Groups

Author:  Malinoski  Peter `     M.A., Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

Sounding Creativity

Author:  Haas  Melinda     L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 164-172
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Sounding Creativity

Author:  Haas  Melinda     L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 164-172
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Sounding Creativity

Author:  Haas  Melinda     L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 164-172
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

Spiritual Harm in New Religions: Reflections on Interviews with Former Members of NRMs

Author:  Lucas  Phillip   C.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): 30-37
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_codependency,tp_research,tpcol_research   

Spotlight on Anthroposophy

Author:  Lombard  Sharon       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_edu  grp_antroposophy, grp_rudolphsteiner

Table of Contents 1.1

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): 00-01
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Teenage Spirituality and the Internet

Author:  Lutz  Alison       Other Author(s):  Rev. Dean Borgman
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_internet   

Terror and Terrorism: A History of Ideas and Philosophical-Ethical Reflections

Author:  Micewski  Edwin  R.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:02  Page(s): 219-243
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terror in the Name of God: The Rise of Religious Terrorism

Author:  Morehead  John  W.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism,tp_violence   

Terrorism and Cults

Author:  Mansfield  Hal       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terrorist Motivations, Extreme Violence, and the Pursuit of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Author:  Gomez  Jaime     Jr. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:02  Page(s): 244-267
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terrorist Organizations Are Cults

Author:  Banisadr  Masoud     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:02  Page(s): 154-184
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Terrorists Are Made, Not Born: Creating Terrorists Using Social Psychological Conditioning

Author:  Stahelski  Anthony       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:01  Page(s): 30-40
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism,tp_thoughtreform   

The "Helpmate" of Males: An Ethnography on Sex Segregation and Theocracy

Author:  Cheng  Cliff     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research   

The Chemistry of a Conflict: The Chinese Government and the Falun Gong

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

The Children of God/The Family: A Discussion of Recent Research (1998-2005)

Author:  Raine  Susan       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s): 29-72
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

The Children of God/The Family: A Discussion of Recent Research (1998-2005)

Author:  Raine  Susan       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

The Cult of Parenthood: A Qualitative Study of Parental Alienation

Author:  Baker  Amy  J.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:01  Page(s): 01-29
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_fam,tp_parental_alienation   

The Cult That Is North Korea

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): 292-308
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_org_gov   

The Death of a Leader: Homicide as a Means of Group Disengagement

Author:  Haines  Janet       Other Author(s):  Williams, Chris L.; Sale, Ian; Glading, Jodi; Davidson, John
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_violence   

The Evolution of a Cult and a Support Group for the Families of It’s Members: The Jim Roberts Group and The Roberts Group Parents Network

Author:  Foster  James       Other Author(s):  Loomis, Ronald; Szimhart, Joseph; Wilcox, Larry
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): 151-168
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_garbageeaters

The Influence of Persuasive Strategies Used by Cultic Groups in the Context of Forewarning

Author:  Krok  Dariusz     Ph.D., M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:01  Page(s): 043-067
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

The Internet as a New Place for Sects

Author:  Santamaria  Luis       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:01  Page(s): 20-41
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_internet  grp_amish, grp_growingingrace, grp_creciendoengracia

The Last Draw -- Cults and Creativity

Author:  Wehle  Dana       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 1-52
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

The Last Draw -- Cults and Creativity

Author:  Wehle  Dana       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 1-52
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_creativity   

The Last Draw -- Cults and Creativity

Author:  Wehle  Dana       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 1-52
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

The Making of a Disciple in the International Churches of Christ

Author:  Kelly  Kathy  F.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_counseling,tp_intervention,tp_meditation  grp_transcendentalmeditation, grp_isdl

The PRC and Falun Gong

Author:  Langone  Michael  D.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:03  Page(s): 235-285
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

The Problems and Possibilities of Defining Precise Criteria to Distinguish Between Ethical and Unethical Proselytizing/Evangelism

Author:  Thiessen  Elmer  J.  pH.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:03  Page(s): 374-387
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_ethical   

The Prophet's Fall: A Note in Response to Lawrence Foster's "The Psychology of Prophetic Charisma"

Author:  Oakes  Len       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:01  Page(s): 41-43
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research  grp_lds

The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment

Author:  Whitsett  Doni     Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:03  Page(s): 351-373
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_child,tp_dissociation,tp_harm,tp_harm_recovery,tp_mentalh,tp_recovery   

The Psychology of Prophetic Charisma: New Approaches to Understanding Joseph Smith and the Development of Charismatic Leadership

Author:  Foster  Lawrence     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:01  Page(s): 21-40
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research  grp_lds

The Psychology of Religious Genius: Joseph Smith and the Origins of New Religious Movements

Author:  Foster  Lawrence       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:06,  No.:02  Page(s): 173-203
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_polygamy   

The Red Mosque: A Case Study of How Religion Can Evolve into a Terrorist Cult

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:03  Page(s): 266-280
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

The Seven-Stage Hate Model: The Psychopathology of Hate Groups

Author:  Schafer  John  R.    Other Author(s):  Joe Navarro
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s):  
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

The Seven-Stage Hate Model: The Psychopathology of Hate Groups

Author:  Schafer  John  R.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:05,  No.:01  Page(s): 73-84
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_research  grp_hate

The Spread of Ásatrú in Vinland

Author:  Coghlan  Thomas     M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_asatru

The Teenage Dissent of Newman and Unamuno: Conscience as a Safeguard Against Coercive Manipulation

Author:  Fagan, Ph. D.  Kevin  B.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:03,  No.:03  Page(s): 152-170
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_ethical,tp_mindcontrol   

The Violence of Jim Jones: A Biopsychosocial Explanation

Author:  Lys  Candice       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:04,  No.:03  Page(s): 268
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_violence  grp_jonestown

The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:08,  No.:03  Page(s): 281-302
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Touched: Disconfirming Pathogenic Beliefs of Thought Reform Through the Process of Acting

Author:  Russell  Colleen     L.M.F.T. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:09,  No.:01  Page(s): 106-134
Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Transformational Leadership, Corporate Cultism, and the Spirituality Paradigm: An Unholy Trinity in the Workplace?

Author:  Tourish  Dennis     Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:03  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_business,tp_economic   

Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Author:  Shaw  Daniel     LCSW Other Author(s):  Daniel Shaw, LCSW
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): 101-129
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_abuse,tp_trauma   

Twenty-Five Years Observing Cults: An American Perspective

Author:  Rudin  Marcia  R.  M.A. Other Author(s):   
Vol.:01,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_history   

Un modèle d’intervention auprès des proches d’adeptes : le concept de co-adepte

Author:  Maes  Jean-Claude       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:07,  No.:01  Page(s): 42-54
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_mentalh   

Using the Bounded Choice Model as an Analytical Tool: A Case Study of Heaven’s Gate

Author:  Lalich  Janja     Ph.D. Other Author(s):  Janja Lalich, Ph.D.
Vol.:03,  No.:03  Page(s): 226-247
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_conversion,tp_exmember,tp_fam,tp_influence,tp_mindcontrol,tp_press,tp_research,tp_sociology,tp_thoughtreform,tpcol_research,tpcol_undgrps  grp_heavensgate

Warning: Meditating May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Author:  Brundage  Sandy       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:01  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_meditation  grp_transcendentalmeditation

What Falun Gong Really Teaches

Author:             Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Why Waldorf Programs are Unsuitable for Public Funding

Author:  Dugan  Dan       Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:02  Page(s): Web Version
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_edu  grp_waldorfschool, grp_rudolphsteiner

Writing Down the Pain: A Case Study of the Benefits of Writing for Cult Survivors

Author:  Neufield  K.  G.    Other Author(s):   
Vol.:02,  No.:03  Page(s): 230-245
Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_recovery   

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