Citation

Sales BD, Shuman DW, O'Connor M. Appl. Cogn. Psychol. 1994; 8(4): 399-406.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/acp.2350080409

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The scientific basis for recovering repressed memories of child sexual abuse raises important but different concerns for both clinical practice and expert testimony in the courts. This article identifies these concerns, particularly focusing upon the admissibility of expert witnesses in litigation. After considering the different standards for the admissibility of scientific evidence and the policies underlying these standards, the issue of the courts employing a lower threshold for admitting mental health professional testimony about the same or similar information (i.e. recovered repressed memories) that could not be pxesented by a scientist is confronted. Two solutions are proposed.

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