Recovered Memory and the Third Wave

Abstract:     
The purpose of this paper is to explore third party lawsuits arising from recovered memories of abuse. This paper relies upon the initial work of Stephen Behnke, in his article, "Old Duties and New: Recovered Memories and the Question of Third-Party Liability" (1999) and attempts to address some of the questions he raised, as well as considering the state of third party liability as it stands today.

Keywords: Recovered Memory, Recovered Memory Therapy, RMT, False Memory, Repressed Memories

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