This text should aims to assist professionals concerned with assessing and treating False Memory and Fake Memory syndromes, with a clear overview of the way that memory works from a scientific perspective. It gives an explanation of the nature of human memory and its fallibility.

This text should aims to assist professionals concerned with assessing and treating False Memory and Fake Memory syndromes, with a clear overview of the way that memory works from a scientific perspective. It gives an explanation of the nature of human memory and its fallibility, offering coverage of the main theories surrounding memory, and relates these specifically to practical disorders. The author investigates how certain assessments are made based on a stereotyped view of how memory functions, and shows scientifically how and why these sometimes erroneous presumptions are made.

Memory: The Basic Facts
Mechanisms of Memory
Memory Across the Lifespan
Measuring Memory
The Causes of Memory Loss
Understanding and Coping with Memory Loss
The Fallibility of Memory
Index.