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This article is an electronic version of an article originally
published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1989, Volume 6, Number 1, pages 76-85.
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Cults and Children: The Role of the Psychotherapist
David A. Halperin, M. D.
Abstract
The interface of religion, psychotherapy, and the law remains an area of
controversy and concern especially when children are involved. A bitter
confrontation may ensue when one parent remains or becomes a member of a cult.
This paper examines the role of psychotherapists in clarifying relationships in
this conflictual area. Questions of custody and visitation are illustrated in an
examination of the transference and countertransference issues that arise as
psychotherapists attempt to reconcile their concern over children with the
freedoms granted by society.
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