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Hervonden herinneringen: wat psychotherapeuten ook moeten weten

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In 1994 begonnen wij met het schrijven van kritische artikelen over hervonden herinneringen (Merckelbach & Wessel, 1994; Merckelbach, 1995; Crombag & Merckelbach, 1996; Wagenaar & Crombag, 1995). De opmaat voor deze artikelen was steeds dit scenario: een patiënt hervindt met behulp van psychotherapie herinneringen aan traumatische jeugdgebeurtenissen en doet dan aangifte van seksueel misbruik of mishandeling. Een juridisch conflict volgt waarin familieleden figureren als verdachten van ernstige delicten en psychotherapeuten als getuigen. Het waren deze potentieel juridische complicaties van hervonden herinneringen die ons bezighielden.

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H. Merckelbach en E. Rassin zijn verbonden aan de Faculteit Psychologie van de Universiteit Maastricht

H. Crombag is werkzaam aan de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid van diezelfde universiteit.

Correspondentieadres: Vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie, Faculteit der Psychologie, Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht.

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Merckelbach, H., Rassin, E. & Crombag, H. Hervonden herinneringen: wat psychotherapeuten ook moeten weten. PSIE 25, 149–152 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03061905

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