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In addition, the girl underwent EMDR techniques that have been associated with memory undermining effects.

Specifically, an analysis of the therapeutic excerpts showed that across many sessions, the therapist asked highly suggestive questions to the girl, implying that she was abused by her father. Using therapeutic excerpts, we show that the therapist used a multitude of problematic interventions that are all linked to false memory creation. We report on a unique Italian criminal case in which a court ruled that a therapist implanted false memories of abuse in a young girl. Integrating care for families and other informal caregivers might mitigate secondary trauma, and ensure individuals are emotionally protected and equipped to care for survivors. Our findings point to the importance of moving beyond a narrow focus on the impact of CRSV on survivors and health care workers to a broader view of understanding the effects on families, and designing interventions that address their needs. The interviews revealed that most female participants did not seek formal care because they feared stigma and did not think it would be available for individuals not directly affected by sexual violence. Participants also shared coping mechanisms they used to mitigate psychological distress, including focusing on their faith, seeking support from social connections, and memory repression. These included negative impacts on their relationship with the survivor, secondary traumatic stress, stigma, and challenges with caring for children born in captivity. Our findings show that family members faced multiple challenges as a result of their indirect exposure to survivors that were abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army. We used a modified approach to grounded theory to analyze the data.

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Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, translated to English, and imported into MAXQDA Analytics Pro 12. We present emerging themes from qualitative interviews with 22 family members including parents, siblings, and partners. The aim of this study was to explore the ripple effects of CRSV on families of survivors living in three post-conflict districts in northern Uganda: Gulu, Lira, and Pader. However, there is a dearth of evidence on the impact of CRSV on families of survivors who care for them. The enduring consequences of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and its catastrophic effects on the health and well-being of survivors has been well documented. Disseminating scientifically articulated knowledge on the functioning of memory to contexts such as the courtroom is necessary as to prevent the occurrence of false accusations and miscarriages of justice. Repression of traumatic incidents can exist. Finally, we demonstrate that people continue to believe that unconscious Concerning the controversial topic of repressed memories, we show that plausible alternative explanations exist for why people claim to have forgotten traumatic experiences explanations that do not require special memory mechanisms such as the unconscious blockage of traumatic memories. Furthermore, this empirical work has also revealed that such false memories can even be implanted for negative events and events that allegedly occurred repeatedly. We demonstrate that research has shown that about 30% of tested subjects formed false memories of autobiographical experiences. In the current article, we provide a succinct review of the scientific nature of false and repressed memories. What does science tell us about memory phenomena such as false and repressed memories? This issue is highly pressing as incorrect knowledge about these memory phenomena might contribute to egregious effects in the courtroom such as false accusations of abuse.

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