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Cult and Ritual Abuse

Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse
Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century
Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse

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Cult and Ritual Abuse

Cult and ritual abuse discusses the idea that ritual abuse is an age-old
phenomenon and it is found in many cultures throughout the world. It explores the
many specific psychiatric symptoms caused by ritual abuse, including dissociative
identity disorder. The book gives suggestions for effective ways to deal with the
legal and social problems that can result from this severe form of abuse. A new
diagnosis "Cult and ritual trauma disorder" is proposed in this edition. Cult and
ritual abuse was first published in 1995 with a revised edition in 2000. [1]

The book was co-authored by James Randall Noblitt, a clinical psychologist and the
executive director of a professional organization dedicated to treating survivors
of cult and ritual abuse.[1] Noblitt is a professor and Director of the Psychology
program at Alliant International University.

Contents
* 1 Comments and critiques
* 2 References
* 3 Articles and Books
* 4 External links

Comments and critiques

Kenneth E. Fletcher in a Psychiatric services review, discusses evidence of ritual

abuse from the book and states that parts of the book are interesting and
intriguing with uneven writing at times. Fletcher concludes that those interested
in the topic of cult and ritual abuse will find it a worthwhile read.[2]

An article in the American Journal of Psychotherapy stated that "Whether or not

one believes in MPD and/or Ritual Abuse, this book provides one with what is
probably the most comprehensive and reasonable review of the subject that has
appeared up to now." [3]

References
1.Noblitt, J.R.; Perskin, P. Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology,
and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America (2000) Greenwood Publishing Group, p.
269 ISBN 027596664X http://books.google.com/books?id=zJkTTpfyJ-8C
2. Fletcher, K., July 2001 Cult and ritual abuse: Its history, anthropology,
and recent discovery in contemporary America, revised edition Psychiatric services
Volume 52 p. 978-979
http://www.psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/52/7/978
3. Coomaraswamy, R. Summer 1996 Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History,
Anthropology and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America American Journal of
Psychotherapy 50, 3 p. 383 http://www.ajp.org/

Articles and Books

* Noblitt, J.R. (1995). "Psychometric measures of trauma among psychiatric

patients reporting ritual abuse". Psychological Reports 77(3):743-747.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559911
* Noblitt, R.; Perskin, P. Ritual abuse in the Twenty First Century (2008)
Reed Publishers, Bandon, OR p. 552 ISBN 1-934759-12-0
http://www.rdrpublishers.com/catalog/item/6339393/5820690.htm

External links

* An Empirical Look at the Ritual Abuse Controversy

http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/articles/an-empirical-look-at-the-ritual-abuse-
controversy-randy-noblitt-phd/
* Ritual Abuse articles
http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/studies/satanic-ritual-abuse-evidence-with-
information-on-the-mcmartin-preschool-case/
* Ritual Abuse Cases
http://www.ra-info.org/resources/ra_cases.shtml
* Extreme Abuse Survey
http://extreme-abuse-survey.net/
* http://www.ritualabusetorture.org/
* http://www.ra-info.org
* http://www.survivorship.org
* http://web.archive.org/web/20071218103952/http://www.aches-mc.org/
* http://theawarenesscenter.org/ritualabuse.html

Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse

Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse discusses the clinical issues around the
treatment of survivors of ritual Satanist abuse. Authors from the United States
and the United Kingdom look at the historical foundations of ritual abuse and
clinical accounts from children and adults. The book has definitions of ritual
Satanist abuse. It discusses issues in psychotherapy involving clients suffering
from ritual abuse.[1]

Valerie Sinason is the director of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies, London and
a psychoanalyst and consultant research psychotherapist at the Psychiatry of
Disability Department at St George's Hospital Medical School, London.[2]

The book has been reviewed by the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis[3], the
British Journal of Psychotherapy[4] and Survivors of Spiritual Abuse[5].

References

1. Sinason, V. Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse Routledge, New York 1994

ISBN 0-415-10543-9
2. Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity Working with Dissociative Identity
Disorder - Valerie Sinason (editor) (2002) Brunner-Routledge, Hove, East Sussex,
UK ISBN: 041519556X
http://valeriesinason.com/ATMworkingwithDID.htm
3. Johns, M. (1998) Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse. Edited by Valerie
Sinason.: London: Routledge 1994. Pp. 320 International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
Volume 79 p. 1255-1258 http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=IJP.079.1255A
 4. Black, D. M. (Autumn 1995). "Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse edited by
Valerie Sinason". British Journal of Psychotherapy 12 (1): 119-131. "Most of the
book is written by therapists who have lived through a very real trauma
themselves: that of slowly coming to believe that the appalling stories they are
hearing may be literally true. Some therapists have further paralleled their
patients' experience by meeting disbelief or dismissiveness in their professional
colleagues. Far from an overeagerness to accept these stories, virtually every
contributor describes initial extreme reluctance to believe them, only gradually
overborne by the weight of the evidence....we also meet the courage and devotion
of many impressive therapists, who have persevered and very often won through, and
we are also, very practically, given a great deal of helpful and directly useful
information: what to do and who to turn to if we think we may be faced with these
issues. This book is not fun, but it is admirable and necessary."
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119961579/abstract
5. Review of Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse edited by Valerie Sinason
http://web.archive.org/web/20060925195442/http://www.sosa.org/treating.html

External Links

* Valerie Sinason's web page for the Clinic for Dissociative Studies
http://www.valeriesinason.com/
* Major publications by Valerie Sinason
http://www.valeriesinason.com/PublicationsVSinason.htm

Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century

Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century contains articles from two dozen
international authors who write about the psychological, forensic, social and
political consequences and ramifications of ritual abuse in modern times.

The book explores cross-cultural reports of abusive ritual life-threatening

ordeals. It includes information on diagnosis, controversy, cult brainwashing,
satanic abuse, police and media handling, prayer, inner healing, patterns in mind
control, and therapy. Its chapters discuss current issues including ritually based
crime and civil suits involving allegations of ritual abuse. Ritual trauma for
diagnostic and treatment applications are also discussed. [1]

References

1. Noblitt, R.; Perskin, P. Ritual abuse in the Twenty First Century (2008)
Reed Publishers, Bandon, OR p. 552 ISBN 1-934759-12-0
http://www.rdrpublishers.com/catalog/item/6339393/5820690.htm

Books and Articles

* Noblitt, J.R.; Perskin, P. Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology,
and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America (2000) Greenwood Publishing Group, p.
269 ISBN 027596664X http://books.google.com/books?id=zJkTTpfyJ-8C
* Noblitt, J.R. (1995). "Psychometric measures of trauma among psychiatric
patients reporting ritual abuse". Psychological Reports 77(3):743-747.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559911

External links

* An Empirical Look at the Ritual Abuse Controversy

http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/articles/an-empirical-look-at-the-ritual-abuse-
controversy-randy-noblitt-phd/
* Ritual Abuse articles
http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/studies/satanic-ritual-abuse-evidence-with-
information-on-the-mcmartin-preschool-case/
* Ritual Abuse Cases
http://www.ra-info.org/resources/ra_cases.shtml
* Extreme Abuse Survey
http://extreme-abuse-survey.net/
* http://www.ritualabusetorture.org/
* http://www.ra-info.org
* http://www.survivorship.org
* http://web.archive.org/web/20071218103952/http://www.aches-mc.org/
* http://theawarenesscenter.org/ritualabuse.html

Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse

Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering from the
Hidden Trauma was written about satanic cult ritual abuse. It describes what it
is, what its signs are, how survivors can recover from it, and work being done to
fight this problem.[1] The book discusses mind control, torture and ritual abuse.
[2]

Ryder was a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor and Licensed Social Worker who
had worked with ritual abuse victims for many years. He stated that he had been an
abuse victim in childhood and wanted to bring the reality of this abuse before the
public.[1]

The book was reviewed in the Journal of Traumatic Stress.[3] The reviewer wrote
"the book is worth owning."

References
1. Ryder, CCDC, LSW, D. Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse:
Recognizing and Recovering from the Hidden Trauma Compcare Pubs. Minneapolis 1992
p. 265 ISBN 0-89638-258-3
2. Excerpts from: Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse - Recognizing and
Recovering From the Hidden Trauma
http://mcrais.googlepages.com/ryder.htm
3. Riley, E.A. (1992) Breaking the circle of satanic ritual abuse: Recognizing
and recovering from the hidden trauma Journal of Traumatic Stress 6(3) "Those of
us who work with satanic ritual abuse (SRA) are grateful for any treatment
oriented materials on the subject. There is so little available and a majority of
those most experienced fail to speak frankly and openly for a variety of reasons.
In this instance, since the author (not his real name) is both a survivor and a
mental health professional, the expectations of insightful revelations are perhaps
greater than they should be. He interviews a number of clinicians and quotes them
liberally as to their own experience with SRA survivors. As a result, embedded
throughout, are little gems of clinical technique and activity....In summary, the
book is worth owning..."
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112447634/abstract

External Links
Satanic Ritual Abuse: the Evidence Surfaces by Daniel Ryder, CCDC, LSW "my
research shows it does exist. And indications are we are only seeing the tip of
the iceberg of a social phenomenon that, when totally exposed, will rock the core
of societal beliefs."
http://web.archive.org/web/20080125051057/http://home.mchsi.com/~ftio/ra-evidence-
surfaces.htm