cults 101

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.

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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Cults 101 - Getting Started

Cialdini, Robert B. Ph.D.: "Influence"
Enroth, Ronald, Ph.D.: Dysfunctional Churches
Lalich, Janja & Langone, Michael: "Characteristics Associated with Cultic Groups - Revised"
Lalich, Janja: "Evaluating Cult Involvement"
Langone, Michael D., Ph.D. & Kropveld, Michael. "Introduction to the ICSA 2007 Annual Conference"
Langone, Michael D., Ph.D.: "The Comet and Its Tail"
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Clinical Update on Cults"
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Cults, Conversion, Science, & Harm
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Cults: Questions and Answers"
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Definitional Ambiguity"
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Large Group Awareness Trainings"
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Prevalence"
Rosedale, Herbert and Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "On Using the Term "Cult"
Singer, Margaret, Ph.D.: "How United States Marine Corps Differ from Cults"
Szimhart, Joseph: "Understanding Eastern Groups"
Zimbardo, Philip, Ph.D.: "Mind Control: Psychological Reality or Mindless Rhetoric?"
Zimbardo, Philip, Ph.D.: "What messages are behind today's cults?"