Kaplan and Manicavasagar review the controversy over recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse. They define false memory syndrome as vivid but objectively false memories that individuals firmly believe. The paper presents three cases illustrating how personality factors predispose to false memories and argues that false memory syndrome should be considered a type of factitious disorder. The authors urge clinicians to remain cautious about moral panics surrounding recovered memories【4465000797605†L304-L317】.
