Resources
Sites & Articles:
International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA):
Patricia Goski, R.N Grief, Loss, and the Former Cult Member
Outreach to Ex-Cult Members: The Question of Terminology
Cult Information Center: Info about recruitment and manipulation
Mind Control – The BITE Model by Steven Hassan
Spiritual Responsibility: Avoiding Abuses and Pitfalls Along the Path
What Messages are Behind Today’s Cults? By Philip Zimbardo, PhD
Common Psychological Problems of Victims of Cult Mind Control
PTSD in Cult Victims – an IRP by Ilona Cuddy
The Devil and John Walker by Paul Morantz
WACO: The Government’s Failure to Understand Destructive Cults
12 Rules Of The Community Leading Con-Man By Peter Forde
I Was Trapped in a Therapy Cult
Coping with cult members (for family members)
Postcult Adjustment
Leaving the Cult – Practical Issues
Assesing the Damage By Madeleine Tobias and Janja Lalich
Helping others overcome the hell of cult life By Vera Lawlor
Mental Health Issues
Abusive and Controlling Relationships
SNAPPING: America’s Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change
by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman
Miracle, Mystery and Authority: The Triangle of Cult
Indoctrination By John Hochman, MD
1992 FBI Report –Satanic Ritual Abuse
The JET Report – Nottinghamshire County Council/June 7, 1990
Mulitple Personalities and Satanic Cults–Victims
of Memory By Mark Pendergrast
Links
Articles by margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D
Coercive Mind Control Tactics
COMING OUT OF THE CULTS
Common Questions and Answers on mind control
Continuum of Influence and Persuasion
Dr. Margaret T. Singer’s 6 Conditions for Thought Reform
Group Psychodynamics and CULTS
How does mind control work?
A technical overview of mind control tactics
Post-Cult After Effects
Some Persuasion Techniques Used By Cults
The “Not Me” Myth: Orwell and the Mind
Is someone trying to ethically or unethically influence you?
- check out the influence continuum
Thought Reform Programs and the Production of Psychiatric Casualties
Cult Awareness and Information Centre
The Siren Call of Modern Pied Pipers by Lawrence A. Pile What qualifies as “Extremism” or “Extremist”?
Ritual Abuse, Ritual Crime and Healing
Ritual Abuse: Frequently Asked Questions
Common Programs Observed in Survivors of Satanic Ritualistic Abuse
by David W. Neswald, M.A. M.F.C.C.
Spin Programming: A Newly Uncovered Technique of Systematic Mind
Control by John D. Lovern, Ph.D.
Programming Using Colors
Bonewits’ Cult Danger Evaluation Frame (version 2.0), Isaac Bonewits
Brisbane’s Cult Information Service
How Cults and High-Pressure Groups Function
Healthy Groups
More Articles
Psychotherapy with Ex-Cultists: Four Case Studies and Commentary by
Lorna Goldberg M.S.W., A.C.S.W., N. J. Institute and William Goldberg,
M.S.W., A.C.S.W,
Cold Reading: The Tricks of the Psychics by William Goldberg, MSW, BCD
Counseling Cult-Impacted Students by Lorna Goldberg, ACSW
and William Goldberg, ACSW
Group work with former cultists by Lorna Goldberg and William Goldberg
GUIDELINES FOR THERAPISTS by Lorna Goldberq, M.S.W., A.C.S.W.
A PSYCHOANALYTIC LOOK AT RECOVERED MEMORIES, THERAPISTS, CULT
LEADERS, AND UNDUE INFLUENCE by Lorna Goldberg, MSW
The Other Side of Discipleship by Lawrence A. Pile
books:
Full Catastrophe Living, By Joan Borysenko, Ph.D
Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships
Hassan Steven: Releasing The Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves
An online book by Stephen Martin
George K. Simon Jr.: In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
Lundy Bancroft Why Does He Do That: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Lundy Bancroft
DVD’S and Video:
In the Name of Love: Abusive Controlling Relationships
Cult Witness: a movie made by SAMUEL STEFAN, a cult surviver
GET HELP: Counseling and Therapy:
Myths – The Psychological Consequences of Cultic Involvement by Dr. Paul R. Martin
What is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? by Stephen Martin
reFOCUS: Recovering Former Cultists’ Support Network
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