Truth in Memory

How accurate is memory? Are there important differences in how and what we remember across the life span? What is the prevalence of "repressed memory" for traumatic events? What is the best way for therapists to elicit accurate memories from someone who may be a victim of incest? This book addresses these and other compelling questions reflecting deep divisions in scientific opinion, professional practice, and legal decision making. Leading researchers and practitioners review the current literature, describe new findings and clinical techniques, and draw upon their extensive experience in the field to provide diverse perspectives on the place of memory in our lives and the impact upon memory of personal, interpersonal, and situational influences.

Steven Jay Lynn, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is a former President of the American Psychological Association's Division of Psychological Hypnosis; and a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Association for Applied and Preventive Psychology. Dr. Lynn is a consulting Editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and has published more than 175 articles on memory, trauma, dissociation, and hypnosis.

Kevin M. McConkey, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Head, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. A graduate of the University of Queensland, he has held academic positions in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Professor McConkey is a Fellow and has served as President of the Australian Psychological Society