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Publication Date: June 1981
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Idy B. Gitelson; Edward J. Reed
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: Youth; Cults; Research
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
It appears that cult members report having suffered moderate to severe psychological symptoms prior to their recruitment. Clinicians working with cult members report that the period of vulnerability is marked by both depression and a sense of being between affiliations.
In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.57 no.4, Summer 1981.