No access

Articles

Published Online: 1992, pp. 499–684

False Sexual-Abuse Allegations by Children and Adolescents: Contextual Factors and Clinical Subtypes

Edwin J. Mikkelsen, M.D., Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D., and Margaret Emens, B.A.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 46, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1992.46.4.556

Get Access

Abstract

The authors present a typology of false allegations of sexual abuse against children that is derived from the literature and their clinical experience. The specific subtypes described are false allegations (1) arising out of custody disputes, (2) stemming from accusers’ psychological disturbances, (3) resulting from conscious manipulation, (4) being caused by iatrogenic elements.

Get full access to this article

View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.

Get Access

Information & Authors

Information

Published In

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 46 • Number 4 • 1992, pp. 499–684

Pages: 556 - 570

PubMed: 1443285

History

Published in print: 1992, pp. 499–684

Published online: 30 April 2018

Authors

Details

Edwin J. Mikkelsen, M.D.

Director, Developmental Disabilities Research Program, Massachusetts Mental Health Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

View all articles by this author

Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D.

Co-Director, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.

View all articles by this author

Margaret Emens, B.A.

Research Associate, Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

View all articles by this author

Notes

Mailing address: Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA 02115.

Metrics & Citations

Metrics

Citations

Export Citations

If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.

For more information or tips please see 'Downloading to a citation manager' in the Help menu.

Format	RIS (ProCite, Reference Manager) EndNote BibTex Medlars RefWorks
Direct importt
Citation style
Style

Copy to clipboard
Tips for downloading citations

View Options

Get Access

Login options

Already a subscriber? Access your subscription through your login credentials or your institution for full access to this article.

Personal login Institutional Login Open Athens login

Purchase Options

Purchase this article to access the full text.

PPV Articles - APT - American Journal of Psychotherapy

Not a subscriber?

Subscribe Now / Learn More

PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5-TR^® library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.

Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).

False Sexual-Abuse Allegations by Children and Adolescents: Contextual Factors and Clinical Subtypes

Abstract

Get full access to this article