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Title: Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law by Daniel P. Brown, Alan W. Scheflin, D. Corydon Hammond ISBN: 0-393-70254-5 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $100.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (9 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: The final word
Comment: This book really should be the final word on the "debate" about whether, and the degree to which, traumatic memories can be repressed. The authors thoroughly and rigorously examine the scientific evidence showing that traumatic memories are indeed often forgotten. They also show, at great length, the many logical holes in the arguments of many of the proponents of the so-called "false memory" position.

Yet the book's great strength--its thoroughness--is also its weakness. Presumably because so much of this so-called debate so clearly disregards scientific evidence, the authors go to exhaustive lengths to show the scientific evidence for amnesia of these memories. That's a wonderful and important thing to do. But it also doesn't always make for the most exciting reading. Thus the one-star reduction: in their desire to make sure that every angle is covered from any possible attack, the authors end up repeating themselves a fair amount. The book (weighing in at more than 650 pages of text) could probably have been cut to about 450 pages without losing anything. Then it would certainly have been a five star book.

Rating: 5
Summary: American Psychiatric Association Award Winning Book
Comment: This award winning APA book is a remarkable and notable contribution to the literature addressing impact of traumatic
exposure in memory and culture, specific to the legal arena. Brown, Hammond, and Sheflin have researched and synthesized considerable information about clinical practice, theoretical
and research perspectives on approaches to trauma treatment,
and adjudication of related disputes and damages in the
courts. A must for anyone - clinician, lawyer, judge,
client, clinical instructor, educator, law enforcement
professional, and others who find themselves involved in
these issues.

Rating: 5
Summary: Essential Text for Trauma clinicians
Comment: This is a magnificent work, skillfully combining research, case review and practical guidelines for clinicians who are practicing in the complex field of trauma recovery. It is both an essential core reference work and a key guide to negotiating the thorny interaction of psychology practice and the law. My highest recommendation.

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