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http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Cult_and_Ritual_Abuse
http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Ritual_Abuse_in_the_Twenty-First_Century
http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Treating_Survivors_of_Satanist_Abuse
http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Breaking_the_Circle_of_Satanic_Ritual_Abuse

Cult and Ritual Abuse
Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse
Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century
Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse

Cult and Ritual Abuse

Cult and ritual abuse discusses the idea that ritual abuse is an age-
old phenomenon and it is found in many cultures throughout the world.
It explores the many specific psychiatric symptoms caused by ritual
abuse, including dissociative identity disorder. The book gives
suggestions for effective ways to deal with the legal and social
problems that can result from this severe form of abuse. A new
diagnosis “Cult and ritual trauma disorder” is proposed in this
edition. Cult and ritual abuse was first published in 1995 with a
revised edition in 2000. [1]

The book was co-authored by James Randall Noblitt, a clinical
psychologist and the executive director of a professional organization
dedicated to treating survivors of cult and ritual abuse.[1] Noblitt
is a professor and Director of the Psychology program at Alliant
International University.

Contents
* 1 Comments and critiques
* 2 References
* 3 Articles and Books
* 4 External links

Comments and critiques

Kenneth E. Fletcher in a Psychiatric services review, discusses
evidence of ritual abuse from the book and states that parts of the
book are interesting and intriguing with uneven writing at times.
Fletcher concludes that those interested in the topic of cult and
ritual abuse will find it a worthwhile read.[2]

An article in the American Journal of Psychotherapy stated that
“Whether or not one believes in MPD and/or Ritual Abuse, this book
provides one with what is probably the most comprehensive and
reasonable review of the subject that has appeared up to now.” [3]

References
1.Noblitt, J.R.; Perskin, P. Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History,
Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America (2000)
Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 269 ISBN 027596664X
http://books.google.com/books?id=zJkTTpfyJ-8C
2. Fletcher, K., July 2001 Cult and ritual abuse: Its history,
anthropology, and recent discovery in contemporary America, revised
edition Psychiatric services Volume 52 p. 978-979
http://www.psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/52/7/978
3. Coomaraswamy, R. Summer 1996 Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History,
Anthropology and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America American
Journal of Psychotherapy 50, 3 p. 383 http://www.ajp.org/

Articles and Books

* Noblitt, J.R. (1995). “Psychometric measures of trauma among
psychiatric patients reporting ritual abuse”. Psychological Reports 77
(3):743-747. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559911
* Noblitt, R.; Perskin, P. Ritual abuse in the Twenty First
Century (2008) Reed Publishers, Bandon, OR p. 552 ISBN 1-934759-12-0
http://www.rdrpublishers.com/catalog/item/6339393/5820690.htm

External links

* An Empirical Look at the Ritual Abuse Controversy
http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/articles/an-empirical-look-at-the-ritual-abuse-controversy-randy-noblitt-phd/
* Ritual Abuse articles
http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/studies/satanic-ritual-abuse-evidence-with-information-on-the-mcmartin-preschool-case/
* Ritual Abuse Cases
http://www.ra-info.org/resources/ra_cases.shtml
* Extreme Abuse Survey
http://extreme-abuse-survey.net/
* http://www.ritualabusetorture.org/
* http://www.ra-info.org
* http://www.survivorship.org
* http://web.archive.org/web/20071218103952/http://www.aches-mc.org/
* http://web.archive.org/web/20080116175648/http://theawarenesscenter.org/ritualabuse.html

Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse

Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse discusses the clinical issues
around the treatment of survivors of ritual Satanist abuse. Authors
from the United States and the United Kingdom look at the historical
foundations of ritual abuse and clinical accounts from children and
adults. The book has definitions of ritual Satanist abuse. It
discusses issues in psychotherapy involving clients suffering from
ritual abuse.[1]

Valerie Sinason is the director of the Clinic for Dissociative
Studies, London and a psychoanalyst and consultant research
psychotherapist at the Psychiatry of Disability Department at St
George's Hospital Medical School, London.[2]

The book has been reviewed by the International Journal of Psycho-
Analysis[3], the British Journal of Psychotherapy[4] and Survivors of
Spiritual Abuse[5].

References

1. Sinason, V. Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse Routledge, New
York 1994 ISBN 0-415-10543-9
2. Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity Working with Dissociative
Identity Disorder - Valerie Sinason (editor) (2002) Brunner-Routledge,
Hove, East Sussex, UK ISBN: 041519556X
http://valeriesinason.com/ATMworkingwithDID.htm
3. Johns, M. (1998) Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse. Edited by
Valerie Sinason.: London: Routledge 1994. Pp. 320 International
Journal of Psycho-Analysis Volume 79 p. 1255-1258
http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=IJP.079.1255A
4. Black, D. M. (Autumn 1995). "Treating Survivors of Satanist
Abuse edited by Valerie Sinason". British Journal of Psychotherapy 12
(1): 119-131. "Most of the book is written by therapists who have
lived through a very real trauma themselves: that of slowly coming to
believe that the appalling stories they are hearing may be literally
true. Some therapists have further paralleled their patients'
experience by meeting disbelief or dismissiveness in their
professional colleagues. Far from an overeagerness to accept these
stories, virtually every contributor describes initial extreme
reluctance to believe them, only gradually overborne by the weight of
the evidence....we also meet the courage and devotion of many
impressive therapists, who have persevered and very often won through,
and we are also, very practically, given a great deal of helpful and
directly useful information: what to do and who to turn to if we think
we may be faced with these issues. This book is not fun, but it is
admirable and necessary." http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119961579/abstract
5. Review of Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse edited by Valerie
Sinason
http://web.archive.org/web/20060925195442/http://www.sosa.org/treating.html

External Links

* Valerie Sinason's web page for the Clinic for Dissociative
Studies
http://www.valeriesinason.com/
* Major publications by Valerie Sinason
http://www.valeriesinason.com/PublicationsVSinason.htm

Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century

Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century contains articles from two
dozen international authors who write about the psychological,
forensic, social and political consequences and ramifications of
ritual abuse in modern times.

The book explores cross-cultural reports of abusive ritual life-
threatening ordeals. It includes information on diagnosis,
controversy, cult brainwashing, satanic abuse, police and media
handling, prayer, inner healing, patterns in mind control, and
therapy. Its chapters discuss current issues including ritually based
crime and civil suits involving allegations of ritual abuse. Ritual
trauma for diagnostic and treatment applications are also discussed.
[1]

References

1. Noblitt, R.; Perskin, P. Ritual abuse in the Twenty First
Century (2008) Reed Publishers, Bandon, OR p. 552 ISBN 1-934759-12-0
http://www.rdrpublishers.com/catalog/item/6339393/5820690.htm

Books and Articles

* Noblitt, J.R.; Perskin, P. Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History,
Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America (2000)
Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 269 ISBN 027596664X
http://books.google.com/books?id=zJkTTpfyJ-8C
* Noblitt, J.R. (1995). “Psychometric measures of trauma among
psychiatric patients reporting ritual abuse”. Psychological Reports 77
(3):743-747. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559911

External links

Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse

Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse: Recognizing and
Recovering from the Hidden Trauma was written about satanic cult
ritual abuse. It describes what it is, what its signs are, how
survivors can recover from it, and work being done to fight this
problem.[1] The book discusses mind control, torture and ritual abuse.
[2]

Ryder was a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor and Licensed
Social Worker who had worked with ritual abuse victims for many years.
He stated that he had been an abuse victim in childhood and wanted to
bring the reality of this abuse before the public.[1]

The book was reviewed in the Journal of Traumatic Stress.[3] The
reviewer wrote "the book is worth owning."

References
1. Ryder, CCDC, LSW, D. Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual
Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering from the Hidden Trauma Compcare
Pubs. Minneapolis 1992 p. 265 ISBN 0-89638-258-3
2. Excerpts from: Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse -
Recognizing and Recovering From the Hidden Trauma
http://mcrais.googlepages.com/ryder.htm
3. Riley, E.A. (1992) Breaking the circle of satanic ritual abuse:
Recognizing and recovering from the hidden trauma Journal of Traumatic
Stress 6(3) "Those of us who work with satanic ritual abuse (SRA) are
grateful for any treatment oriented materials on the subject. There is
so little available and a majority of those most experienced fail to
speak frankly and openly for a variety of reasons. In this instance,
since the author (not his real name) is both a survivor and a mental
health professional, the expectations of insightful revelations are
perhaps greater than they should be. He interviews a number of
clinicians and quotes them liberally as to their own experience with
SRA survivors. As a result, embedded throughout, are little gems of
clinical technique and activity....In summary, the book is worth
owning..." http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112447634/abstract

External Links
Satanic Ritual Abuse: the Evidence Surfaces by Daniel Ryder, CCDC,
LSW "my research shows it does exist. And indications are we are only
seeing the tip of the iceberg of a social phenomenon that, when
totally exposed, will rock the core of societal beliefs."
http://web.archive.org/web/20080125051057/http://home.mchsi.com/~ftio/ra-evidence-surfaces.htm

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