Combatting Cult Mind Control

Hassan, Steven

ISBN 10: 0892812435 / ISBN 13: 9780892812431

Published by Park Street Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Combatting Cult Mind Control
• Publisher: Park Street Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892812435
• ISBN 13: 9780892812431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology-Wellness

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Synopsis

Author Steven Hassan, leading expert on counseling people away from destructive cults, sets forth techniques that can be used to undo cult mind control and help individuals break away from cult domination. As a former member of a controversial cult, he provides an inside view of cult live - its seductions, its abuses, and the deep psychological disturbances and personality changes that it can cause. He tells the chilling story of his own recruitment and indoctrination; the painful realization that he had been lied to, manipulated, and robbed of his identity; and the long ordeal of * to a normal life. Combating Mind Control unmasks the methods employed by destructive cults to recruit and control their members. It explains the psychology of these techniques as well as practical means of identifying them and protecting against their influence.

Review

"Sound practical advice about cult-related issues." (American Journal of Psychiatry)

". . . well worth reading, particularly by those professionals involved with students." (The Lancet (Journal of the British Medical Association))

". . . a clear and valuable work." (Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Author, When Bad Things Happen to Good People)

". . . remarkably useful and important." (Louis Jolyon West, M.D., Chairman, Dept.of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine)

"Steve Hassan is uniquely qualified to speak on dangerous cults." (USA Today)