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Information on cults, cultic groups, psychological manipulation, psychological abuse, spiritual abuse, brainwashing, mind control, thought reform, abusive churches, extremism, totalistic groups, new religious movements, alternative and mainstream religions, group dynamics, exit counseling, recovery, and practical suggestions for those affected by or interested in these subjects

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Andron, Sandy, Ed.D.: "Problem Solving An Approach for the Cult-Impacted Family"
Betrayal of the Spirit Information - link
Burks, Ron: "Damaged Disciples: Casualties of Authoritarian Churches and the Shepherding Movement"
Bussell, Harold: "Checks on Power and Authority in the New Testament"
Captive Hearts Captive Minds - Book Review by Carol Giambalvo
Chambers, William, Ph.D. et al.: "The Group Psychological Abuse Scale" - abs
Crawley, Kevin et al.: "Reintegration of Exiting Cult Members with Their Families" - abstract
Cults: Too Good to be True - book review by Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Eichel, Steve K.D. & Dubrow-Marshalll, Linda: "Trouble in Paradise: Some Observations on Psychotehrapy with New Agers" - abstract
Ford, Wendy: "The Role of the Family"
Ford, Wendy: "The Role of the Family"
Furnari, Leona: "Born or Raised in Closed, High-Demand Groups or Cults: Developmental Issues"
Giambalvo, Carol: "Coping with Triggers and PTSD Symptoms"
Giambalvo, Carol: "Coping with Triggers"
Giambalvo, Carol: "From Deprogramming to Thought Reform Consultation"
Giambalvo, Carol: "Post-Cult Problems"
Giambalvo, Carol: "Post-Cult Problems: An Exit Counselor's Perspective"
Giambalvo, Carol: "What is a Thought Reform Consultant?"
Goldberg, Lorna & Goldberg, William: "Psychotherapy with Ex-Cultists: Four Case Studies and Commentary" - abstract
Goldberg, Lorna, MSW: "Reflections on Marriage and Children after the Cult" - abstract
Groenveld, Jan: "It Hurts"
Henry, Rosanne: "Anxiety and Decision-Making"
Henry, Roseanne: "Why We Need To Become Spiritual Consumers"
Krishna Today - link
Lalich, Janja Ph.D.: "Repairing The Soul After A Cult Experience"
Lalich, Janja, Ph.D.: "Individual Differences Affecting Recovery"
Langone, Michael D., Ph.D.: "Letter to a Former Member of a Meditation Group"
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Innter Experience and Conversion" - abstract
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Reflections on Post-Cult Recovery
Lomb, Otto: "The Work of the German Sudwest Network"
Lucas, Phillip, Ph.D.: "Spiritual Harm in New Religions: Reflections on Interviews with Former Members" - Abstract
Martin, Paul, Ph.D.: "Pitfalls To Recovery"
Martin, Paul, Ph.D.: "Pitfalls To Recovery"
Martin, Paul, Ph.D.: "Study Indicates Rehab’s Benefits"
McCabe, Kelley et al. "A Workshop for People Born or Raised in Cultic Groups"
Muster, Nori J.: "Myth and Themes of Ex-Membership"
Neufeld, K. Gordon: "Writing Down the Pain: A Case Study of the Benefits of Writing for Cult Survivors" - abstract
Out of the Cults and into the Church - book review by Patrick Knapp
Problems Ex-Members and Families
Recovering from Churches That Abuse - book review by Frank MacHovec, Ph.D.
Rosedale, Herb: "Annual Report From the President"
Rosedale, Herb: "Annual Report: Letter From the President"
Rosedale, Herb: "Conference Report"
Ryan, Patrick: "Coping With Trance States" - TM-EX News
Shaw, Daniel: "Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective" - abstract
Singer, Margaret T., Ph.D., & Lalich, Janja Ph.D.: "Crazy" Therapies: What are They? Do They Work? - The Therapeutic Relationship
Singer, Margaret Thaler, Ph.D.: "Post-Cult After Effects"
Singer, Margaret, Ph.D.: "How United States Marine Corps Differ from Cults"
Singer, Margaret: "Coming Out of the Cults"
Spiritual Abuse resources
Stein, Alexandra: "Recovering From a Political Cult"
Testimonies of Jews who returned - link
Tobias, Madeleine: "The Role of Cognitive Distortion"
Vere, J. Peter: "Sifting the Wheat from the Tares: 20 Signs of Trouble in a New Religious Group"
Video: "After the Cult: Recovering Together"

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A “Most Vulnerable Segment”

A Workshop for People Born or Raised in Cultic Groups

After the Cult Held

Authentic Writing and Cult Recovery

Book Review: Cults: Too Good to be True by Raphael Aron

Boundaries: Recognition and Repair after Leaving a Destructive Cult

Colleen Russell, LMFT, Announces New Group for Second Generation Adults in San Francisco Area

Community: New Counseling Group in Delaware Valley

Conquering coercion

Coping with Triggers

Counseling and Involvements in New Religious Groups

Counseling: Wellspring Helping Ex-Members

CULT AFFILIATION AND DISAFFILIATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELING

CULT AFFILIATION AND DISAFFILIATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELING

Cult Expert Says Jonestown Survivors Need Psychotherapy

Divorce and Cults

Documenting Ex-Cult Members’ Mental Health Needs

Ex-Member Debriefing

Ex-Members of Heaven's Gate Keep the Faith

Ex-Members Speak: Interview with Ian Haworth

Ex-Members Speak: Satori in Pittsburgh

Ex-Members Speak: Taking Responsibility

Ex-Members Sue Over Fund-Raising Tactics

Ex-Members Tell of Poverty, Powerlessness

Ex-Members’ Network Organizing

Ex-Members’ Spiritual Concerns

Ex-Minuteman Leaders Form New Group Amid Financial Controversy

Ex-Moon Follower Speaks to IRS, INS

Grief, Loss, and the Former Cult Member

Group Work with Former Cultists

Healing from Experiences with Unhealthy Spiritual Groups and Cults: Treatment Using Myths and Folk Tales

Implanting False Memories of “Possession”

In Focus: Picking up the Pieces

Letters: Deprogramming Returned Self-Confidence

Manipulative Therapists

New Film: "Join Us" to be shown at Los Angeles Film Festival, June 21 - July 1, 2008

New Studies in Cult Membership: Psychological Ills

Phoenix Project: Ex-Member Art and Literary Works

Psychotherapy With Ex-Cultists: Four Case Studies and Commentary

Readings and Reviews: Ex-Cult Members’ Focus Journal Debuts

Recovery from Cults

Recovery From Cults

Rehab Center Expands

Rehabilitation from Cults

Rehabilitation from Cults

Reintegration of Exiting Cult Members With Their Families

Repairing The Soul After A Cult

Starting Out: A Discussion of Key Practical Issues People Face When They Leave Cults—Housing, Employment, Education, Social Skills, etc.

Taking Back Your Mind: The barrier of "Loaded" Language

The “Unbound” ‘Two-Day Curriculum’ for Family Members

The Anti-Cult Cult

The Collegiate ADVISOR: Positive Aspects of Having Been a (Long Term) Cult Member

The Cult Experience and Its Effects

The great escape

The Harsh Conscience of Second Generation Former Cultists

The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment

The Way – Thought Reform and Rehab – II

Three Counseling Modes: Reevaluation, Reentry, Family

Three Elements of Cult Counseling

Video Reviews: What is a Cult? After the Cult

Wellspring Workshops in Australia

Workshop for Former Group Members

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with First-Generation Former Cultists

Writing as a Tool for Healing from the Trauma of a Cult Experience

Writing Case Studies

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

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