Former Group Members: Additional Resources

Articles

• A Workshop for People Born or Raised in Cultic Groups. Kelley McCabe; Lorna Goldberg, MSW; Michael Langone, PhD; Kristen DeVoe, MSW . ICSA E-Newsletter. 6(1), 2007.

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

• Anxiety and Decision-Making. Rosanne Henry, M.A. AFF Recovery Workshop, August 1995. 

• Bad Fruits of the Legion of Christ Catholic Religious Order. J. Paul Lennon, MA. 

• Born or Raised in Closed, High-Demand Groups: Developmental Considerations. Leona Furnari. ICSA E-Newsletter, 4(3), 2005. 

• Boston Church of Christ Movement Study Reveals Cultic Group’s Abuses. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• “By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them”: How Good and Bad Works Can Deceive – the Case of the Legion of Christ – Michael Langone. ICSA Today, 3(3), 2012, 2-5. 

• Charismatic Covenant Community. Adrian Reimers. Cultic Studies Journal, 3(1), 1986, 28-42. 

• Checks on Power and Authority in the New Testament. Dr. Harold Bussell. ICSA E-Newsletter, 3(2), 2004. 

• Choosing a Church. Lawrence Pile 

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

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

• Coming Out of the Cults.  Margaret Singer, PhD

• Creativity and Cults from Sociological and Communication Perspectives: The Processes Involved in the Birth of a Secret Creative Self. Miriam Williams Boeri, Ph.D. Karen Pressley. Cultic Studies Review, 9(1), 2010, 173-213. 

• Cult Formation. Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. Cultic Studies Journal, 8(1), 1991, 1-6. 

• Deception, Dependency & Dread in The Conversion Process. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• Dysfunctional Churches. Ronald Enroth. Cult Observer, (9)4, 1992. 

• Empathic People are Natural Targets for Sociopaths - Protect Yourself

• Evaluating Your Cult Involvement.  Madeleine Tobias.

• Groucho Marx and Cult Recovery. Michael D. Langone. ICSA Today, 7(2), 2016, 2-5. 

• How Children in Cults May Use Emancipation Laws to Free Themselves. Robin A. Boyle. Cultic Studies Journal, 16(1), 1999, 1-32. 

• How Could Anyone Join a Cult?!! Maureen Griffo. 

• ICSA Recovery Workshops: The Colorado Model. Carol Giambalvo; Rosanne Henry. ICSA Today, 1(1), 2010, 2-9. 

• If You Want to Know How I Got Brainwashed: Story and Paintings by Betsy Dovydenas - An appreciation by Nori Muster - ICSA Today, 13(1), 2022, 2-7

• Impact on Children of Being Born Into/Raised in a Cultic Group. Ashley Allen. ICSA Today, 7(1), 2016, 17-22. 

• Important Issues to Consider When Choosing a Spiritual Teacher. Rosanne Henry, M.A.; Sharon Colvin. “Why We Need to Become Spiritual Consumers” from AFF News,4(2). 

• Influence. Robert Cialdini. 

• Inner Experience and Conversion. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. Cultic Studies Review 2(2), 2003, 169-176. 

• Is Purity Culture a Form of Sexual Abuse?  Alice Greczyn. ICSA Today, 11(2), 2020, 10-15. 

• Leaving and Recovering From Cultic Groups and Relationships: Overview (Power Point). Michael Langone Ph.D. 

• 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 Learned from SGAs About Recovery and Resiliency. Leona Furnari, MSW, LCSW & Rosanne Henry, MA. ICSA Today, 2(3), 2011, 2-9. 

• Letter to a Former Member of a Meditation Group.  MIchael Langone, PhD.

• Manipulative Therapists.  Shirley Siegel.

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

• Mind Control: Psychological Reality or Mindless Rhetoric. Philip Zimbardo. Cultic Studies Review, 1(3), 2003, 1-3. 

• Moments of Grace. Nancy Miquelon. Cultic Studies Journal, 15(2), 1998, 109-119. 

• More Than the Devil's Due. Adrian J. Reimers, PhD. Cultic Studies Journal, 11(1), 1994, 77-87. 

• Moving On: Dealing With Family Members Who Have Caused Us Harm - Lorna Goldberg and Ann Stamler. ICSA Today, 9(3), 2018, 16-22. 

• My Experience in YWAM: A Personal Account and Critique of Cultic Manipulation. Laurie Jacobson. Cultic Studies Journal, 3(2), 1986, 204-233.

• On Breaking the Code of Silence. Kristen Skedgell DeVoe. ICSA Today, 4(2), 2013, 6-7.

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

• Outreach to Ex-Cult Members: The Question of Terminology. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• Physical Child Abuse in Sects. Lois Kendall, PhD. ICSA Today, 2(2), 2011, pages. 

• Pitfalls To Recovery. Paul R. Martin, Ph.D. 

• Post-Cult Financial Recovery. Mattie Elizabeth Green. ICSA Today, 1(2), 2010, 24-27. 

• Post-Cult Problems: An Exit Counselor's Perspective. Carol Giambalvo. 

• Prevalence.  Michael Langone

• 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, MSW. Cultic Studies Review , 5(1), 2006, 1-28. 

• Rebuilding the Jigsaw.  Gillie Jenkinson. ICSA Today, 5(2), 2014, 2-5. 

• Reflections on Post-Cult Recovery. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. 

• Reject the Wicked Man - Coercive Persuasion and Deviance Production: A Study of Conflict Management. Jerry Paul McDonald. Cultic Studies Journal, 4.2/5.1, 1987/88, 59-121. 

• Religion vs. Cult. Rev. Richard Dowhower. 

• Sex, Lies, and Grand Schemes of Thought in Closed Groups. A Collective of Women. Cultic Studies Journal, 14(1), 1997, 58-84. 

• Sex Therapy With Former Cult Members.  Steve K. D. Eichel. ICSA Today, 8(3), 2017, 2 - 5. 

• Sifting the Wheat from the Tares: 20 Signs of Trouble in a New Religious Group. Peter Vere. ICSA E-Newsletter, 4(2), 2005. 

• Sixteen Strategies for Combating Rumination. Carrie Barron, MD

• 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 Colorado Model. Carol Giambalvo; Roseanne Henry. 

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

• The Potential for Abuse in the Guru-Disciple Relationship. Mary Garden. ICSA E-Newsletter, 4(3), 2005. 

• The Role of Cognitive Distortion. Madeleine Tobias; Janja Lalich; Hunter House, 1994; 101-103. 

• Thought Reform Exists: Organized, Programmatic Influence. Margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D. The Cult Observer 11(6), 1994. 

• Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective. Daniel Shaw, CSW. Cultic Studies Review, 2(2), 2003, 101-129. 

• Vulnerable Characteristics. Robert Fellows, MTS. From Easily Fooled. Copyright Robert Fellows. 

• We Disagree - Let's Talk!.  Lorna Goldberg. ICSA Today, 10(1), 2019, 10-15. 

• We Weren't Crazy: We Were Fooled. Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. Reprinted from the Sun-Sentinel Magazine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 1, 1997. Also published in AFF News, 3(2), 1997. 

• When You’re Asked About Cults. Robert Fellows, MTS. From Easily Fooled. Copyright Robert Fellows. 

• Why We Need To Become Spiritual Consumers. Rosanne Henry, M.A.; Sharon Colvin. 

• Writing Betrayal of the Spirit: Autobiographical Writing as Therapy. Nori Muster. ICSA Today, 5(1), 2014, 6-8. 

• Writing Down the Pain: A Case Study of the Benefits of Writing for Cult Survivors. K. Gordon Neufeld. Cultic Studies Review 2(3), 2003, 230-245.