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Priority Resources

• Academic Disputes and Dialogue Collection: Preface. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. ICSA E-Newsletter, 4(3), 2005. 

• Are Cultic Environments Psychologically Harmful? Jodi Aronoff McKibben, M.S.; Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D.; Peter Malinoski, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Review, 1(3), 2002. 

• Child Fatalities from Religion-Motivated Neglect. Seth M. Asser, M.D. & Rita Swan, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Journal, 17, 2000, 1-14.

• Clinical Update on Cults. Michael Langone. Psychiatric Times, July 1996. 

• Cult Formation. Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. CSJ, 8.1, 1991 CSJ, 8.1, 1991 (1-6) 

• Exit Cost Analysis: A New Approach to the Scientific Study of Brainwashing. Benjamin Zablocki

• Prevalence.  Michael Langone

• Spiritual Harm in New Religions: Reflections on Interviews with Former Members of NRMs. Phillip Charles Lucas, PhD. Cultic Studies Review, 2(1), 2003, 30-37.

• The Influence Continuum—the Good, the Dubious, and the Harmful—Evidence and Implications for Policy and Practice in the 21st Century - Roderick Dubrow-Marshall IJCS, 1.0, 2012 (1-12) 

• What Messages are Behind Today's Cults? Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D. Monitor of the American Psychological Association, May 1997, 14.

Assessment Resources

• Abuso Psicológico en Grupos: Taxonomía y Severidad de sus Componentes. Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Omar Saldaña, Carmen Almendros, Javier Martín-Peña, Jordi Escartín, y Clara Porrúa-García. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 7, 2016, 41-54).

• Assessment of Psychological Abuse in Manipulative Groups . Carmen Almendros, Manuel Gámez-Guadix, Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, and José Antonio Carrobles. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 2, 2011, 61-76. 

• Development and Validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale. Saldana, O., Rodriguez-Carballeira, Almendros, C., Escartin, J.

• Fiabilidad Test-Retest y Validez Diagnóstica de la Escala de Abuso Psicológico en Grupo (GPA-S). Carmen Almendros, José Antonio Carrobles, Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Manuel Gámez-Guadix, Omar Saldaña, Rubén García-Sánchez, and Noelia Salazar IJCS, 3.0, 2012 (35-48) 

• Group Psychological Abuse: Taxonomy and Severity of Its Components. Rodriguez, A.; Saladana, O., Almendros, C., Martin-Pena, J., Escartin, J., & Porrua-Garcia, C.

• Notes on the GPA-M. Carmen Almendros.

• Preliminary Taxonomy of Psychological Abuse Strategies: Within Partner Relationships, at the Workplace, and in Manipulative Groups. Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, CarmenAlmendros, Jordi Escartín, Clara Porrúa,Javier Martín-Peña, Federico Javaloy and José Antonio Carrobles. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 4, 2013, 1-14. 

• Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Group Psychological Abuse Scale - Carmen Almendros. José Antonio Carrobles, Ph.D.; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D.; Josep María Jansà, M.D. CSR, 2.3, 2003 (203 -224)

• The Group Psychological Abuse Scale: A Measure of the Varieties of Cultic Abuse. William Chambers, Ph.D., Michael Langone, Ph.D., Arthur Dole, Ph.D., & James W. Grice. CSJ, 11.1, 1994 (88-117) 

• The Individual Cult Experience Index. Nadine Winocur. CSJ, 14.2, 1997 (290-306)

• Also see this special page on assessment.

Books

• Born and Raised in a Sect: You are Not Alone. Lois Kendall. Purchase in bookstore. Book Review.

• Cult Recovery: A Clinician’s Guide to Working With Former Members and Families. Editors: Lorna Goldberg, William Goldberg, Rosanne Henry, Michael Langone.  Purchase in bookstore.  Detailed information on the book.

• Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse - Hardcover (Michael Langone, PhD, Editor). Available for $20 in our bookstore. Book Review.

Articles

• A Psychoanalytic Look at Recovered Memories, Therapists, Cult Leaders, and Undue Influence. Lorna Goldberg, MSW. Cultic Studies Review, 2(3), 2003, 246-264. 

• A Remarkable Consensus.  Edward Lottick, MD. ICSA E-Newsletter, 7(2), 2008.

• Aging in New Religions: The Varieties of Later Experience.  Eileen Barker.  Diskus: The Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religions.

• An Investigation into Cult Pseudo-Personality: What is It and How Does It Form? - Gillie Jenkinson, M.A. Cultic Studies Review , 7(3), 2008, 199-224. 

• An Investigation of a Reputedly Psychologically Abusive Group That Targets College Students. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cult Leaders and Induction of Dependent Personality Disorder in Cult Members. John Burke, PhD. Cultic Studies Review, 5(3), 2006, 390-410. 

• Arousal, Capacity, and Intense Indoctrination. Robert S. Baron. Cultic Studies Journal, 16, 2001, 172-207. 

• Attacks on Peripheral versus Central Elements of Self and the Impact of Thought Reforming Techniques. Richard Ofshe, PhD & Margaret Thaler Singer, PhD Cultic Studies Journal, 3(1), 1986, 4-18. 

• Brief Report: Perceived Psychological Abuse and the Cincinnati Church of Christ. Donna L. Adams CSJ, 15.1, 1998(87-88) 

• Can Scholars Be Deceived? Empirical Evidence from Social Psychology and History. Steve K. Dubrow Eichel, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Review, 1(1), 2002, 51-64 

• Child Protection in an Authoritarian Community: Culture Clash and Systemic Weakness. Livia Bardin, M.S.W.Cultic Studies Review, 4(3), 2005, 233-267.

• Children and Cults: A Practical Guide. Susan Landa. Journal of Family Law, 29(3), 1990-91. 

• Children and Cults.  Michael D. Langone & Gary Eisenberg.  In Michael D. Langone (Ed). Recovery From Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse.  Norton, 1993.

• Clinical Case Studies of Cult Members. Arthur Dole, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Journal, 12(2), 1995, 121-147. 

• Clubs, Neotribal Enclaves, and Cults: Variations on the Theme of Organizing Members. Mark N. Wexler. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 7, 2016, 28-40. 

• Cold Reading: The Tricks of the Psychics. William Goldberg, MSW, BCD  

• College Students and Religious Groups in Japan: How Are They Influenced and How Do They Perceive Group Members? Ando, Kiyoshi; Tsuchida, Shoji; Imai, Yoshiaki; Shiomura, Kimihiro; Murata, Koji; Watanabe, Namiji; Nishida, Kimiaki; Genjida, CSR, 4.1, 2005 

• Communist attempts to elicit false confessions from Air Force prisoners of war. A. Biderman.

• Contemporary Uses of the Brainwashing Concept: 2000 to Mid-2007. Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. CSR, 7.2, 2008 (99-128)

• Contextualizing Debates About Brainwashing Within the Discipline of Sociology. Stephen A. Kent and Kelsey Lindquist. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 10, 2019, 14-31. 

• Cult Awareness Groups and NRM Scholars: Toward Depolarization of Key Issues. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. CSR, 4.2, 2005 (146-168)

• Cult Conversion, Deprogramming, and the Triune Brain. Geri-Ann Galanti CSJ, 10.1, 1993 (45-52) 

• Cult Experience: Psychological Abuse, Distress, Personality Characteristics, and Changes in Personal Relationships Reported by Former Members of Church Universal and Triumphant. Irene Gasde, Richard Block, Ph.D. CSJ, 15.2, 1998(192-221)

• Cult Vs. Non-Cult Jewish Families: Factors Influencing Conversion. Mark Sirkin, Ph.D. & Bruce A. Grellong, Ph.D. CSJ, 4.2, 1987/1998 (2-22) - DOUBLE ISSUE VOL. 4.2/5.1 

• Cultic Crimes in North America (Power Point Presentation). Michael Langone

• Cults. John G. Clark, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1978.

• Cults Go To High School: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Initial Stage in the Recruitment Process. Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D. & Cynthia F. Hartley. CSJ, 2.1, 1985 (91-147)

• Cults in American Society. David Hominek. CSJ, 12.1, 1995 (1-48) 

• Cults on Campus: Perceptions of Chief Counseling Officers. Russel K. Elleven, Ed.D.; Jennifer Van Veldhuizen, & Elizabeth Taylor, Ph.D. CSJ, 18.0, 2001(100-108) 

• Destructive cult conversion: Theory, research, and treatment. J. G. Clark et al.

• Doing sociology: confessions of a professional stranger. Eileen Barker, PhD.

• Education and Reeducation in Ideological Organizations and Their Implications for Children. Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. CSR, 4.2, 2005 (119-145) 

• Family Environment as a Factor in Vulnerability to Cult Involvement. Neil Maron, Ph.D. CSJ, 4.2, 1987/1988 (23-43) - DOUBLE ISSUE VOL. 4.2/5.1

• Family Responses to a Young Adult's Cult Membership and Return. Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W & William Goldberg, M.S.W.. CSJ, 6.1, 1989 (86-100) 

• Former Members’ Perceptions of Cult Involvement. Carmen Almendros, Ph.D.; José A. Carrobles, Ph.D.; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D. CSR, 6.1, 2007 (1-20) 

• Freemen, Sovereign Citizens, and the Challenge to Public Order in British Heritage Countries. Stephen A. Kent. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 6, 2015, 1-15. 

• From Deprogramming to Thought Reform Consultation. Carol Giambalvo. 

• Fundamental Human Rights in ISKCON. Radha Devi Dasi. ISKCON Communications Journal, 6(2), 1998, 7-14. 

• Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family. Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. CSR, 3.1, 2004 (56-72) 

• Governments and Cults. Michael Kropveld. E-news, 7.2, 2008 

• Growing Up With Strictly Religious Parents: A Narrative Analysis of Second-Generation Memoirs. Terra Anne Manca. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 6, 2015, 16-33. 

• Grupos de Manipulación Psicológica en Cataluña: Situación y Conceptos. Atención e Investigación de Socioadicciones (AIS) & Desenvolupament Communitari (DC). E-news, 4.3, 2005 

• Homeopathy As a Form of Practical Magic. Jonathan Simmons. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 10, 2019,32-40. 

• House of Judah, the Northeast Kingdom Community, and the Jonestown Problem: Downplaying Child Physical Abuses and Ignoring Serious Evidence - Stephen A. Kent IJCS, 1.0, 2010 (27-48) 

• How Childlren in Cults May Use Emancipation Laws to Free Themselves. Robin A. Boyle CSJ, 16.1, 1999 (1-32) 

• Influence. Robert Cialdini. 

• Illegal Missionary Work Lawsuits and Exit Counseling for Unification Church Members. Sakurai Yoshihide, Ph.D. CSR, 3.2, 2004 (183-201) - DOUBLE ISSUE VOL. 3.2/3.31 

• Imposed Anorexia: A Model of Dietary Restriction in Four Ideological Groups. Jessie Meikle CSR, 4.1, 2005 (41-64) 

• Is Human Universal Energy a Cult Masquerader? Isela M. Verdugo Verdugo IJCS, 4.0 2013 (15-25) 

• Is Psychological Distress Among Former Cult Members Related to Psychological Abuse in the Cult? Maria Göransson and Rolf Holmqvist. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 9, 2018, 43-54. 

• Is the New Age Movement Harmless? Critics vs. Experts. A. Dole, Ph.D., M. Langone, Ph.D., & S. Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D. CSJ, 10.1, 1993 (53-77) 

• Jones on Jesus: Who Is the Messiah? Kristian D. Klippenstein. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 6, 2015, 34-47. 

• Leader emergence through interpersonal neural synchronization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.

• Legal Considerations: Regaining Independence and Initiative. Herbert L. Rosedale. Excerpted from Recovery From Cults, Help For Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse. Herbert Rosedale. 

• Lessons From Adjacent Fields: Cults and Radical Extremist Groups - Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Maarten van de Donk, and Wessel Haanstra. ICSA Today, 10(1), 2019, (2-9. 

• Lessons Learned from SGAs About Recovery and Resiliency – Leona Furnari, MSW, LCSW & Rosanne Henry, MA. IT, 2.3, 2011 (2-9) 

• Life After Centrepoint: Accounts of Adult Adjustment After Childhood Spent at an Experimental Community. Kerry Gibson, Mandy Morgan, Cheryl Wooley, and Tracey Powis (1-15)

• Lustful Prophet: A Psychosexual Historical Study of the Children of God's Leader, David Berg. Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. CSJ, 11.2, 1994(135-188) 

• Lying in Court and Religion: An Analysis of the Theocratic Warfare Doctrine of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Jerry Bergman, Ph.D. 

• Marriage After the Cult – Lorna Goldberg. ICSA Today, 4(2), 2013, 2-5. 

• Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research. University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center. Report prepared for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 2007. 

• Methodological Fallacies in Anthony’s Critique of Exit Cost Analysis. Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D. CSR, 4.2, 2005 

• Mind Control" and the Battering of Women. Teresa Ramirez Boulette, Ph.D. & Susan Andersen, Ph.D. CSJ, 3.1, 1986 (19-27) 

• Mind Control: Psychological Reality or Mindless Rhetoric? Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D. CSR, 1.3, 2002 

• Narcissistic Fraud in the Ancient World: Lucian’s Account of Alexander of Abonuteichos and the Cult of Glycon - Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. CSR, 7.3, 2008 (225-253) 

• New religions and public policy: Research implications for social and behavioral scientists. Langone, M. D., & Clark, J. G. 

• On Dialogue Between the Two Tribes of Cultic Studies Researchers. CSN, 2.1, 1983

• On Resisting Social Influence. Susan Andersen, Ph D. & Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D. CSJ, 1.2, 1984 (196-219) 

• On Using the Term "Cult."  Herbert L. Rosedale, Esq. and Michael D. Langone, PhD.

• Ostracism: The power of silence. K. D. Williams. NY: Guilford Press, 2001. (available on amazon.com)

• Ostracism, exclusion, and rejection. K. D. Williams. New York: Psychology Press, 2017. (available on amazon.com)

• Outreach to Ex-Cult Members: The Question of Terminology. Michael Langone, Ph.D. & William Chambers, Ph.D. CSJ, 8.2, 1991 (134-150) 

• Post-Cult Symptoms as Measured by the MCMI Before and After Residential Treatment. Paul R. Martin, Ph.D., Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., & Jeffrey Wiltrout. CSJ, 9.2, 1992 (219-250)

• Preliminary Taxonomy of Psychological Abuse Strategies: Within Partner Relationships, at the Workplace, and in Manipulative Groups. Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, CarmenAlmendros, Jordi Escartín, Clara Porrúa,Javier Martín-Peña, Federico Javaloy and José Antonio Carrobles IJCS, 4.0, 2013 (1-14) 

• Preventive Education on Cultism for High School Students: A Comparison of Different Programs' Effects on Potential Vulnerability to Cults. Andrea Bloomgarden & Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. CSJ, 1.2, 1984 (167-177)

• Pseudo-identity and the Treatment of Personality Change in Victims of Captivity and Cults. Louis J. West, M.D. & Paul Martin, Ph.D. CSJ, 13.2, 1996 (125-152) 

• Psychiatric Association Statement on “Repressed” Memories of Abuse. Cult Observer, 11(4), 1994. 

• Psychological Abuse. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. CSJ, 9.2, 1992 (206-218)

• Psychological Distress in Former Members of the International Churches of Christ and Noncultic Groups. Peter T. Malinoski, Michael D. Langone, & Steven Jay Lynn CSJ, 16.1, 1999 (33-51) 

• Psychological Manipulation, Hypnosis, and Suggestion. Jose Fernández Aguado. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 6, 2015, 48-59. 

• Psychologist Survey Regarding Cults. Edward A. Lottick, M.D. CSR, 7.1, 2008 (1-19)

• Questionnaire Study: Preliminary Report. Michael D. Langone, PhD. 

• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse. American Psychological Association. 

• Raised in Cultic Groups: The Impact on the Development of Certain Aspects of Character. Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W. CSR, 5.1, 2006 (1-28) 

• Reasons for Leaving: Psychological Abuse and Distress Reported by Former Members of Cultic Groups - Carmen Almendros, Ph.D.; José Antonio Carrobles, Ph.D.; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D. & Manuel Gámez-Guadix CSR, 8.2, 2009 (111-138) 

• Reject the Wicked Man" - Coercive Persuasion and Deviance Production: A Study of Conflict Management. Jerry Paul McDonald. CSJ, 4.2, 1987/1988 (59-121) - DOUBLE ISSUE VOL. 4.2/5.1 

• Religion, Revisionists, and Revolutionary Suicide: A Marxist Framework for the Rise and Fall of Communal Religious Groups. Robin D. Willey. IJCS, 4.0, 2013 (44 – 59) 

• Religious Justifications for Child Sexual Abuse in Cults and Alternative Religions. Stephen A. Kent IJCS, 3.0, 2012 (49-74) 

• Research: a brief overview of the attitudes of Western European states towards new religious movements. Jean-Francois Mayer, PhD

• Research on Destructive Cults. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• Residence Halls and Cults: Fact or Fiction?  Russell K. Elleven, Ed.D., Carolyn W. Kern, Ph.D., & Katherine Claunch Moore CSJ, 15.1, 1998(68-76) 

• Residential Treatment: The Potential for Cultic Evolution. David A. Halperin, M.D. & Arnold Markowitz, M.S.W. CSJ, 8.1, 1991(46-60)

• Ritualistic Abuse of Children: Dynamics and Impact. Susan J. Kelley, R.N., Ph.D. CSJ, 5.2, 1998 (228-236) 

• Scientific Evaluation of the Dangers Posed by Religious Groups: A Partial Model. Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D. CSR, 3.2, 2004 (101-134) - DOUBLE ISSUE VOL. 3.2/3.3 

• Seeking Accurate Information: Part I: A Sketch of Currently Available Popular and Professional Books on Cults. Peter Malinoski. CSR, 1.1, 2002

• Sexual Abuse and the Charismatic Crisis: Dissension and Downfall in the Canadian Kabalarians - Renee Brodie IJCS, 1.0, 2010 (13-26)

• Some New Religions Are Dangerous. Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D. & Steve K. Dubrow-Eichel. CSJ, 2.1, 1985 (17-30)  

• Spiritual Pain and Painkiller Spirituality: Issues of Spiritual Abuse, Religious Addiction, and Dependency in ISKCON. Diana Lorenz. 

• Stairway to Heaven: Treating Children in the Crosshairs of Trauma. Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D.; Maia Szalavitz.

• State Intervention Against The Baptist Church of Windsor: From Law-Abiding Citizens to Perpetrators of Severe Child Physical Abuse. Dianne Casoni, Adriana Pacheco, Mike Kropveld. International Journal of Cultic Studies, 6, 2015, 83-99. 

• Stepping out of the Ivory Tower: A Sociological Engagement in "The Cult Wars" - Eileen Barker

• Strongly Held Views About the New Age: Critics vs. Experts. Arthur A. Dole, PhD, Cultic Studies Journal, 11(1), 1994, 1-28.

• Task Force Study of Ritual Crime. Michael Maddox. Cultic Studies Journal, 8(2), 1991, 191-250.

• Survey Reveals Physicians' Experience with Cults. Edward Lottick, MD. Cult Observer, 10(3), 1993. 

• Terrorists Are Made, Not Born: Creating Terrorists Using Social Psychological Conditioning. Anthony Stahelski, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Review, 4(1), 2005, 30-40. 

• The Children of God/The Family: A Discussion of Recent Research (1998–2005). Susan Raine CSR, 5.1, 2006 (29-72) 

• The Definitional Ambiguity of "Cult" and ICSA's Mission.  Michael D. Langone.

• The Ethics of Evangelism and Cult Recruitment – Elmer Thiessen IT, 4.3, 2013 (8-10) 

• The "Helpmate" of Males: An Ethnography on Sex Segregation and Theocracy. Cliff Cheng, Ph.D. CSR, 3.1, 2004 

• The History of Credibility Attacks Against Former Cult Members - Stephen A. Kent, Kayla Swanson

• The Individual Cult Experience Index: The Assessment of Cult Involvement and Its Relationship to Postcult Distress. Nadine Winocur, Jonibeth Whitney, Carol Sorenson, Peggy Vaughn, & David Foy. CSJ, 14.2, 1997 (290-306) 

• The Involvement of College Students in Totalist Groups: Causes, Concerns, Legal Issues, and Policy Considerations. Gregory Blimling, Ph.D. CSJ, 7.1, 1990 (41-68) 

• The New Age Movement: Fad or Menace? Arthur Dole, Ph.D., Michael Langone, Ph.D., & Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D. CSJ, 7.1, 1990 (26-40) 

• The Pain of Exclusion. K. D. Williams. Scientific American Mind. January/February 2011. (Contact author for copy: kipw@purdue.edu)

• The PRC and Falun Gong. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. CSR, 6.3, 2007 (235-285)

• The Prophet's Fall: A Note in Response to Lawrence Foster's "The Psychology of Prophetic Charisma." Len Oakes, Ph.D. CSR, 6.1, 2007 (41-43) 

• The Psychology of Prophetic Charisma: New Approaches to Understanding Joseph Smith and the Development of Charismatic Leadership. Lawrence Foster CSR, 6.1, 2007 (21-40) 

• The Psychology of Religious Genius: Joseph Smith and the Origins of New Religious Movements. Lawrence Foster, Ph.D. CSR, 6.2, 2007 (173-203) 

• The Rabbi and the Sex Cult: Power Expansion in the Formation of a Cult. Richard Ofshe, Ph.D. CSJ, 3.2, 1986, (173-189)

• The Red Mosque: A Case Study of How Religion Can Evolve into a Terrorist Cult. Ana Ballesteros Peiró; M. Jesus Martin Lopez, PhD; Jose Manuel Martinez, PhD. Cultic Studies Review, 8(3), 2009, 266-280. 

• The Results of the International Cultic Studies Association’s 2008 Questionnaire for Former Cult Members. The Reverend Richard L. Dowhower, DD.  ICSA Today, 4(1), 2013.

• The Relation of Group Philosophy to Different Types of Dangerous Conduct in Cultic Groups. Dianne Casoni, Ph.D. CSJ, 17.0, 2000 (143-167) 

• The Two "Camps" of Cultic Studies: Time for a Dialogue. Michael D. Langone. Cultic Studies Journal ,17, 2000, 79-92. 

• The Violence of Jim Jones: A Biopsychosocial Explanation. Candice Lys CSR, 4.3, 2005 (268-294) 

• The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown? - Janja Lalich, Ph.D. CSR, 8.3, 2009 (281-302)

• Totalistic Programs for Youth: A Thematic Analysis of Retrospective Accounts. Mark M.  Chatfield

• Undue Influence and Written Documents: Psychological Aspects. Margaret Thaler Singer, PhD. Cultic Studies Journal, 10(1), 1993, 19-32. 

• What Is “New Age?”  Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• What is Hypnosis? 

• What Should be Done about Cults? Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Journal, 18, 2001, 69-81. 

Book Reviews

• Book Review: Anti-Cult Movements in Cross-Cultural Perspective. (Anson Shupe, David Bromley) – Arthur Dole; Reviewer CSJ, 16.2, 1999 (203-204)

• Book Review: Cults and New Religious Movements, Understanding Cults and New Religions, (Irving Hexham & Karla Poewe) – Frank MacHovec; Reviewer CSJ, 7.2, 1990 (217-218)

• Book Review: Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religion and the Occult (George Mather & Larry Nichols) –Arthur Dole; Reviewer CSJ, 12.1, 1995 (113-116)

• Book Review: Hungry for Ecstasy: Trauma, the Brain, and the Influence of the Sixties - Lorna Goldberg, Reviewer IJCS, 5.0, 2014 (61-63)

• Book Review: Influence: The New Psychology of Modern Persuasion (Robert Cialdini) – Steve Wolodkin CSJ, 2.2, 1985 (289-398)

• Book Review: Leaders and Followers: A Psychiatric Perspective on Religious Cults (Committee on Psychiatry and Religion, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry) – John Hochman, Reviewer CSJ, 9.2, 1992 (260-261)

• Book Review: Leaving Cults: The Dynamics of Defection (Stuart A. Wright) – Arthur Dole; Reviewer CSJ, 8.1, 1991(87-90)

• Book Review: Madness and Evil: A Review of the Sullivanians/Fourth Wall Community. (Amy Siskind) – Daniel Shaw; Reviewer CSR, 5.2, 2006 (333-343)

• Book Review: Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law. (Daniel Brown, Alan Scheflin, D. Corydon Hammond) – Helen L. McGonigle; Reviewer CSJ, 16.1, 1999 (70-73)

• Book Review: Misunderstanding Cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field. (Benjamin Zablocki, Thomas Robbins) – Arthur Dole; Reviewer CSR, 1.2, 2002 (e-version, no page numbers)

• Book Review: Money and Power in New Religions (J.T. Richardson) – Frank J MacHovec; Reviewer CSJ, 8.1, 1991(85)

• Book Review: Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers: Women’s Roles in New Religions. (Susan Jean Palmer) – Janja Lalich; Reviewer CSJ, 14.1, 1997 (158-160)

• Book Review: On the Edge: Political Cults Left and Right. (Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth) – Janja Lalich; Reviewer CSR, 2.2, 2003 (e-version, no page numbers)

• Book Review: Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse (Michael Langone) –Arthur Dole; Reviewer CSJ, 10.2, 1993(219-221)

• Book Review: Religion and the Social Order (Vol. 3 of The Handbook on Cults and Sects in America). (D.G. Bromley, J. Hadden) – Arthur Dole; Reviewer CSJ, 15.2, 1998(222-224)

• Book Review: Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology (Scott Lillienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn & Jeffrey Lohr) – Arthur A. Dole, Reviewer CSR, 4.2, 2005 (178-181)

• Book Review: The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrists Notebook: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love and Healing (Bruce Perry & Maia Szalavitz) – Doni Whitsett; Reviewer CSR, 6.2, 20067(204-209)

• Book Review: The Dark Side of Transformation Leadership: A Critical Perspective. (Dennis Tourish) – Alexandra Stein; Reviewer IJCS, 4.0, 2013(62)

• Book Review: The Emerging Network: A Sociology of New Age and Neo-Pagan Movements. (M. York) – Frank MacHovec; Reviewer CSJ, 13.2, 1996 (210-211)

• Book Review: The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion. (Elmer John Theissen) – Richard Dowhower; Reviewer IJCS, 3.0, 2012(79-81)

• Book Review: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil (Philip Zimbardo) – Monica Pignotti; Reviewer CSR, 8.1, 2009(77-83)

• Book Review: The Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Approach (2nd ed.). (R.W. Hood, B Spilka, B. Hunsberger, R. Gorsuch) – Frank MacHovec; Reviewer CSJ, 15.1, 1998 (101-103)

• Book Review: Trauma and Recovery. (Judith Lewis Herman) – Sharon Hamm; Reviewer CSJ, 14.1, 1997 (165-169)

• Book Review: Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation - Gillie Jenkinson, Reviewer IJCS, 5.0, 2014 (57-60)

• Book Review: Varieties of Anomalous Experiences: Examining Scientific Evidence. (Etzel Cardena, Steven Lynn, Stanley Krippner) – Frank MacHovec; Reviewer CSR, 1.2, 2002 (e-version, no page numbers)