Danger of 'false' memories returns

• Autores: Clare Wilson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3042, 2015, págs. 8-9
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Wilson talks about the inquest for Carol Myers, who in 2005 was found dead in the bedroom of her London flat aged just 41. Myers underwent recovered-memory therapy, which coaches people into "remembering" things from their past, often while hypnotized or under the influence of strong tranquilizers. The approach is now shunned by most mainstream professionals because of the danger of creating false memories--leading patients to recall events that didn't actually occur. Yet some psychotherapists still use the techniques