Unchained Memories: True Stories Of Traumatic Memories Lost And Found

by Lenore Terr

Overview

Can a long-forgotten memory of a horrible event suddenly resurface years later? How can we know whether a memory is true or false? Seven spellbinding cases shed light on why it is rare for a reclaimed memory to be wholly false. Here are unforgettable true stories of what happens when people remember what they've tried to forget -- plus one case of genuine false memory. In the best detective-story fashion, using her insights as a psychiatrist and the latest research on the mind and the brain, Lenore Terr helps us separate truth from fiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786725779
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	08/06/2008
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Lexile:	1010L (what's this?)
File size:	759 KB

About the Author

Lenore Terr, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the winner of the Blanche Ittleson Award for her research on childhood trauma.

What People are Saying About This

Walter Reich

"A balanced and valuable work. . . . A serious effort to address a pressing clinical and legal problem."

Editorial Reviews

A must read for anyone interested in the debate over whether adults can recover traumatic memories.

Boston Globe

A pivotal work.

San Francisco Chronicle

Memory expert Terr's study of five cases of repressed memory offers a ``broad, balanced view of the topic'' said PW last year. (Mar.)

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