Introduction: Exposing Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors (From Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors, P 1-8, 2001, Charles L. Whitfield, Joyanna Silberg, and Paul Jay Fink, eds. -- See NCJ-196522)

• NCJ Number: 196523
• Author(s): Charles L. Whitfield M.D.; Joyanna Silberg Ph.D.; Paul Jay Fink M.D.
• Date Published: 2001
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

In this article, an introduction is presented on this special volume of Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors focusing on the misinformation about child sexual abuse and adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). It offers a review of articles from well-known and respected researchers, professionals, and clinicians examining various facets of CSA in order to correct the misinformation.

Abstract

In this introduction to the volume, Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors, an overview is provided on the special edited collection of articles included that shed light on the issue of child sexual abuse and adult survivors by confronting the facts and countering the frequent misinformation spread by special interest groups. The consequence of misinformation is the overshadowing in the dissemination of accurate information. Researchers and clinicians offer information on the impact of societal denial causing evidence to be ignored, the purposeful use of misinformation as a legal defense strategy to misrepresent and distort the facts regarding the long-term effects of CSA, and clinicians and mental health professionals apprehension in treating patients due to False Memory Syndrome advocates and the threat of a malpractice suit. References