Talk:Recovered memory therapy

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[edit] Nicely done

This is a great start to an artical. Not sure why it wasn't here before. --(Signed: J.Smith) 08:46, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. Neither am I. Grandmasterka 08:48, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

Ummm no. I think this is notable enough to have it's own articile. (Signed: J.Smith) 17:20, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Very notable, I created a separate article on purpose. Grandmasterka 19:56, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Merge. It seems notable, all right, and I'd move repressed memory to this space. Dan 19:10, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

These seem like very different topics to me. This article is about one particular treatment and the other is about the defence function in the brain. ---J.S (t|c) 20:13, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The other article mainly talks about this treatment. The debate seems to exist solely because of recovered memory therapy. The references relate to RMT and "psychiatric folklore." Do you know of any research on "repressed memory" that has no relevance to RMT? Dan 00:41, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm not an expert on the subject, but one article on the "illness" and one on a "treatment" dosn't seem out of line. Perhapse the actual content overlaps, but thats not an indicator that the best solution is to merge the articles. ---J.S (t|c) 14:39, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Discussion It is worth noting that traumatic events, like any events, can be forgotten - and once forgotten, can be subsequently remembered, possibly with the aid of a trigger. (Eg. Revisiting a place.) Not all memories ‘recovered’ in therapy need be discarded out of hand, and one does not need to be in therapy to experience ‘eureka’ type moments of spontaneous recollection. A healthy amount of scepticism for memories that differ greatly from all other known information seems pragmatic, particularly with what is known about the brain’s ability to for creative thought(See false memory).

Regarding that section, it smacks of original research. I'm gonna remove it until we can cite some sources and change the language a bit to remove the "this is how it really is" kind of tone. (copied here so it's not lost in hussle and bussle of edits) (Signed: J.Smith) 07:56, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

• Perhaps a better way to phrase this would be under he context of a "critics and supporters" section borrowing from some of the other areas? (Signed: J.Smith) 07:58, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

I was looking for a way to say to the reader 'we aren't belittling your recovered memory.' I feel some kind of disclaimer/discussion is necessary, because others have a strong opposite take on the reality of recovering memory and this article isn't complete until that is covered (MaxMangel 08:46, 25 January 2006 (UTC)).

• Can you find some citations and support? This actical is really about the specific therapy called "recovered memory therapy" and not about repressed memory in general. Can you refraze it in that context? (Signed: J.Smith) 23:56, 25 January 2006 (UTC)