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The Problem with Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome

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Citation

O'Donohue, W., & Benuto, L. (2012). Problems with child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome. The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice: Objective Investigations of Controversial and Unorthodox Claims in Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, and Social Work, 9(1), 20–28.

Abstract

Summit (1983; 1992) published two influential articles describing the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS). In his first article (Summit, 1983) he described, among other claims, that the accommodation syndrome consisted of five major components: 1) secrecy; 2) helplessness; 3) entrapment and accommodation; 4) delayed unconvincing disclosure; and 5) recantation. In his second article. Summit (1992) described what he saw as abuses of the CSAAS. He was particularly concerned that the CSAAS was being misused in court when it was used to "diagnose" whether or not abuse has occurred. Although this syndrome has received significant attention in legal settings as well as in the literature,…


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Citizens for Prison Reform Update

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The Senate bill 156 passed unanimously with Zero opposition. Click on the link to read. This is such welcome news for all inmates and their families. Thank you MICPR!!!!

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Thank you Mary for raising awareness to a unjust law that needs to be changed. No one should ever be convicted by un-corroborated accusations.


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