We recommend that couples approaches only be considered in the case of very mild violence. Exclusion criteria are discussed, as well as strategies for maximizing the woman's safety. The necessity of meeting individually with the woman to address safety issues is highlighted. We examine arguments about repression and dissociation in recent writings on the debate about the veracity of recovered memories of childhood abuse. Supporters situate repression and dissociation within a long tradition of scholarly inquiry and draw on clients' personal accounts.
Skeptics deny the existence of scientific evidence for the concept of repression.
They suggest that dissociation, while a plausible phenomenon, cannot justifiably explain recovered memories. The implications for stasis and change within the recovered memory debate are discussed. Les partisans situent la r pression et la dissociation dans une longue tradition de travaux d' rudition et s'appuient sur les comptes rendus personnels des clients. Le foisonnement des crits portant sur ce processus d'ajustement justifie actuellement un bilan de la recherche. Afin de r pondre ces interrogations, un bilan de la recherche dans ce domaine sera d'abord tabli.