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This site provides information on The National Association for Consumer Protection in Mental Health Practices and on The Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health. The site is under construction, so we suggest that you bookmark it and return to view any new material which may be added. Note the links below that take you to related topics. |
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The National Association for Consumer
Protection in Mental Health Practices, is a non-profit organization, founded in
1994, due to the alarming number of False Memory cases. After reviewing several
of these cases, it became clear legislative action was needed to protect the
mental health consumer from unethical therapies involving guided imagery,
hypnotism, sodium amytal interviews, with the intention of eliciting "so-called"
repressed memories.
The goal of The National Association for
Consumer Protection in Mental Health Practices is to call for the reform of the
mental health system, restricting it to those mental health treatments proven
reasonably safe and effective by reliable scientific methods. It is the further
goal of this organization that legislation be enacted to require mental health
practitioners to truthfully inform patients, clients and insurance systems of
known and reasonably foreseeable benefits, risks, hazards and alternative
mental health treatments as demonstrated by reliable scientific research
methods, to protect the integrity of the legal system and the rights of
citizens from unscientific and reckless expert testimony in courts of law.
The first call for legislation was the
"Truth and Responsibility in Mental Health Practices Act," presented
to Congress in 1995. A later version was presented to the Indiana Senate in
1997. Association President, R. Christopher Barden[*],
Ph.D, J.D., LP and other members, have since testified before several judiciary
committees across the United States.
* In the Fall of 1994, Robert Koscielny (Ohio) and Herman Ohme (Texas), two early FMS activist fathers met with Dr. Barden in Chicago and together co-founded NACPMHP. Koscielny & Ohme continue to serve as National Co-Chairmen
Advisory Board
President
R. Christopher Barden, Ph.D., J.D., L.P.
National Association for Consumer
Protection In Mental Health Practices.
National Co-Chairman
Herman W. Ohme
San Antonio, Texas.
National Co-Chairman
Robert Koscielny
Ohio Association of Responsible Mental Health Practices.
Scientific Advisor
Henry E. Adams, Ph.D.
University of Georgia.
Scientific Advisor
Terrence Campbell, Ph.D.
Sterling Heights, Michigan.
Scientific Advisor
Robyn M. Dawes, Ph.D.
Carnegie-Mellon University.
Scientific Advisor
Paul Ekman, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco.
Scientific Advisor
Hans J. Eysenck, Ph.D., D. Sc.
University of London.
Scientific Advisor
Richard H. Flyer, M.D.
Verona, New Jersey.
Scientific Advisor
William M. Grove, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota.
Scientific Advisor
Melvin J. Guyer, Ph.D., J.D.
University of Michigan.
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BIOGRAPHIES and VITAS of NACPMHP members |
BIOGRAPHIES and VITAS of CSMHH members |
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California Supreme Court ruling Removes the extended statute of limitations for molestation cases |
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The Barden letter to Rep. Henry Hyde Written on behalf of Truth and Responsibility in Mental Health Practices |
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Psychologist Dr. Tana Dineen's critique of her industry A web page of an article in Canada's National Post |
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Parents Against Cruel Therapy A site that highlights the unfortunate results of recovered memory therapy |
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Claudette Grieb's story A Canadian woman who's daughter and granddaughter died as a result of false memories |
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Partial transcript of a deposition of Richard Kluft Moderated by William Smoler |
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Christopher Barden's talk at 1997 "Memory and Reality" conference An unofficial transcript |
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Quotes relevant to recovered memory therapy A big collection of quotes from a variety of sources |
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Analytical model for categorizing cases of abuse or non-abuse Some are remembered, some are not |
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A story of Beth Rutherford, a retractor Lead article of a collection printed in the Springfield, MO News-Leader |
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Royal College of Psychiatry article on practice guidelines A review article produced by a working group |
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Mario Bunge, an academic, criticizes fallacies within academia He points out misdirections within the social sciences |
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A recap of one reporter's interpretation of meetings on recovered memories in Kansas City in 1995 |
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Summary of Federal laws on child abuse over a 25-year period CAPTA, the hallmark law, was introduced by Mondale |
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Psychologist Renee Fredrickson was sanctioned before the Minnesota Board of Psychology, 1999 |
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The State of Illinois sanctions psychiatrist Bennett Braun, 1999 |
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The Bruce Perkins case A1995 article by Eleanor Goldstein and Mark Pendergrast about a tragedy in Texas |
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The case of Fran and Dan Keller Accused of sexual abuse at an Austin day care center and of being Satanic cultists |
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Laura Pasley, a retractor, helps others find answers Article in St. Petersburg Times |
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Page of links to false memory articles maintained by Rick Ross, a cult de-programmer |
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A summary of Recovered Memory Therapy litigation At Religioustolerance.org site |
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The Loose Screw Awards Psychology's top 10 misguided ideas -- an article in Jan/Feb 2005 Psychology Today |
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Remembering Dangerously 1995 article by Dr. Elizabeth Loftus on issues related to creating false memories |
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Vita of Elizabeth Loftus from her web files at the University of California, Irvine |
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A 2005 book review
critical of the idea that grief counseling must be part of the recovery
process for disaster victims |
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A story of Vynette Hamanne,
the first to file a suit against Dr. Diane Humenansky, a St. Paul
psychiatrist |
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An audio file of a TV segment on
Recovered Memory Therapy, left-click to stream, right-click to
begin download |
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Dr. Laura talks with Holly, a young woman with a victimhood issue This aired in 1995 – do left-click or right-click |
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Amicus Curiae favoring
defendants in the case of Taus vs. Loftus – right click here for MS Word
file |
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Insightful article by Frank
Furedi on degrading themes prevalent in our culture, from the
Chicago Sun-Times |
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A 3-minute audio recording by Elliot Aronson on NPR’s Talk of the Nation on July 20, 2007 on cognitive dissonance |
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