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stress disorder following single-incident trauma: A multicenter
randomized clinical trial. The Journal of Child Psychology and
Psychiatry, 58(11), 1219–1228.
Desmond, T. (2016). Self-compassion in psychotherapy:
Mindfulness-based practices for healing and transformation. New
York, NY: W. W. Norton.
DeYoung, R. R. (2009). A single-case design implementing eye-
movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with an ex-
cult member. Cultic Studies Review 8(2), 139–153.
Doll, A., Hölzel, B. K., Bratec, S. M, Boucard, C. C., Xie, X.,
Wohlschläger, A. M. &Sorg, C. (2016). Mindful attention to
breath regulates emotions via increased amygdala-prefrontal cortex
connectivity. Neuroimage, 134, 305–313.
Durocher, N. (1999). Insights from cult survivors regarding group
support. British Journal of Social Work 29, 581–599.
Eberts, S., &Homeyer, L. (2015). Processing sand trays from two
theoretical perspectives: Gestalt and Adlerian. International
Journal of Play Therapy, 24(3), 134–150.
Eichel, S. K. D. (2016). Counseling former cultists: The brief
intermittent developmental therapy (BIDT) approach. International
Journal of Cultic Studies, 7, 1–14.
EMDR Institute, Inc. (n.d.). Frequently asked questions. Retrieved
from https://www.emdr.com/frequent-questions/
Forgeard, M. J. C. (2013). Perceiving benefits after adversity: The
relationship between self-reported posttraumatic growth and
creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 7(3),
245–264.
Foundation for Human Enrichment. (2016). About us. Retrieved
from http://traumahealing.org/about-us/
Goldberg, L. (2006). Raised in cultic groups: The impact on the
development of certain aspects of character. Cultic Studies Review,
5(1), 1–28.
Graham, V. B. (2016). Dreaming the dream onward: Using active
imagination in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy,
25(1), 135–144.
Granqvist, P. Gewirtz, V., Mikulincer, M., &Shaver, P. R. (2012).
Experimental findings on God as an attachment figure: Normative
processes and moderating effects of internal working models.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103(5), 804–815.
Granqvist, P., Hagekull, B., &Ivarsson, T. (2012). Disorganized
attachment promotes mystical experiences via a propensity for
alterations in consciousness (absorption). The International
Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 22, 180–197.
Gray, A. E. (2015). Dance/movement therapy with refugee
children and survivor children: A healing pathway is a creative
process. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions with
traumatized children (2nd ed. pp. 169–190). New York, NY:
Guildford.
Haen, C. (2015). Vanquishing monsters: Group drama therapy for
treating trauma. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions
with traumatized children (2nd ed. (pp. 235–257). New York, NY:
Guildford.
Hassan, S. (1990). Combatting cult mind control. Rochester, VT:
Park Street Press.
Hayes, J, Schimel, J., &Williams, T. J. (2008). Fighting death with
death: The buffering effects of learning that worldview violators
have died. Psychological Science, 19, 501–507.
Herman, J. (1997). Trauma and recovery. New York, NY: Basic
Books.
International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). (n.d.). FAQs.
Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.com/elibrary/faqs
Jenkinson, G. (2010). Cult pseudo-creativity vs. creativity in
recovery. Cultic Studies Review, 9(1), 135–163.
Kendall, L. (2011). Physical child abuse in sects. ICSA Today 2(2),
2–5.
Kendall, L. (2016). Born and raised in a sect: You are not alone.
Progression Publishing.
Lalich, J., &McLaren, K. (2018). Escaping utopia: Growing up in
a cult, getting out, and starting over. New York, NY: Routledge.
Levine, P. A. (1997). Waking the tiger: Healing trauma. Berkeley,
CA: North Atlantic Books.
Lifton, R. J. (1963). Thought reform and the psychology of
totalism. New York, NY: W. W. Norton.
Malchiodi, C. A. (2015). Neurobiology, creative interventions, and
childhood trauma. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions
with traumatized children (2nd ed. pp. 3–23). New York, NY:
Guildford.
Matthews, C. H., &Salazar, C. F. (2014). Second-generation adult
former cult group members' recovery experiences: Implications for
counseling. International Journal of Advanced Counseling, 36,
188–203.
McKibben, J. A., Lynn, S. J., &Malinoski, P. (2002). Are cultic
environment psychologically harmful? Clinical Psychology
Review, 20(1), 91–111.
Morris, C. A. W., Shoffner, M. F., &Newsome, D. W. (2009).
Career counseling for women preparing to leave abusive
relationships: A social cognitive career theory approach. The
Career Development Quarterly, 58, 44–53.
Nunes, V. (Producer), &Timoner, O. (Director). (2007). Join us
[motion picture]. United States: Interloper Films.
Parker, C., Doctor, R. M., &Selvam, R. (2008). Somatic therapy
treatment effects with tsunami survivors. Traumatology, 14, 103–
109.
Perach, R. &Wisman, A. (2016). Can creativity beat death? A
review and evidence on existential anxiety buffering functions of
creative achievement. The Journal of Creative Behavior.
doi:10.1002/jocb.171
Perry, B. D. (2006). The boy who was raised as a dog: And other
stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook. New York, NY: Basic
Books.
Porges, S. W. (2017). The pocket guide to the polyvagal theory:
The transformative power of feeling safe. New York, NY: Norton.
Rosen, S. (2014). Cults: A natural disaster—Looking at cult
involvement through a trauma lens. International Journal of Cultic
Studies, 5, 12–29.
Rothschild, B. (2000). The body remembers: The
psychophysiology of trauma and trauma treatment. New York,
NY: W. W. Norton.
Sammons, G. (2011). Music therapy for the cult survivor [Video
file]. Retrieved from http://www.wellspringretreat.org/index.php/
resources/videos
Santen, B. (2015). Treating dissociation in traumatized children
with body maps. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions
stress disorder following single-incident trauma: A multicenter
randomized clinical trial. The Journal of Child Psychology and
Psychiatry, 58(11), 1219–1228.
Desmond, T. (2016). Self-compassion in psychotherapy:
Mindfulness-based practices for healing and transformation. New
York, NY: W. W. Norton.
DeYoung, R. R. (2009). A single-case design implementing eye-
movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with an ex-
cult member. Cultic Studies Review 8(2), 139–153.
Doll, A., Hölzel, B. K., Bratec, S. M, Boucard, C. C., Xie, X.,
Wohlschläger, A. M. &Sorg, C. (2016). Mindful attention to
breath regulates emotions via increased amygdala-prefrontal cortex
connectivity. Neuroimage, 134, 305–313.
Durocher, N. (1999). Insights from cult survivors regarding group
support. British Journal of Social Work 29, 581–599.
Eberts, S., &Homeyer, L. (2015). Processing sand trays from two
theoretical perspectives: Gestalt and Adlerian. International
Journal of Play Therapy, 24(3), 134–150.
Eichel, S. K. D. (2016). Counseling former cultists: The brief
intermittent developmental therapy (BIDT) approach. International
Journal of Cultic Studies, 7, 1–14.
EMDR Institute, Inc. (n.d.). Frequently asked questions. Retrieved
from https://www.emdr.com/frequent-questions/
Forgeard, M. J. C. (2013). Perceiving benefits after adversity: The
relationship between self-reported posttraumatic growth and
creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 7(3),
245–264.
Foundation for Human Enrichment. (2016). About us. Retrieved
from http://traumahealing.org/about-us/
Goldberg, L. (2006). Raised in cultic groups: The impact on the
development of certain aspects of character. Cultic Studies Review,
5(1), 1–28.
Graham, V. B. (2016). Dreaming the dream onward: Using active
imagination in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy,
25(1), 135–144.
Granqvist, P. Gewirtz, V., Mikulincer, M., &Shaver, P. R. (2012).
Experimental findings on God as an attachment figure: Normative
processes and moderating effects of internal working models.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103(5), 804–815.
Granqvist, P., Hagekull, B., &Ivarsson, T. (2012). Disorganized
attachment promotes mystical experiences via a propensity for
alterations in consciousness (absorption). The International
Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 22, 180–197.
Gray, A. E. (2015). Dance/movement therapy with refugee
children and survivor children: A healing pathway is a creative
process. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions with
traumatized children (2nd ed. pp. 169–190). New York, NY:
Guildford.
Haen, C. (2015). Vanquishing monsters: Group drama therapy for
treating trauma. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions
with traumatized children (2nd ed. (pp. 235–257). New York, NY:
Guildford.
Hassan, S. (1990). Combatting cult mind control. Rochester, VT:
Park Street Press.
Hayes, J, Schimel, J., &Williams, T. J. (2008). Fighting death with
death: The buffering effects of learning that worldview violators
have died. Psychological Science, 19, 501–507.
Herman, J. (1997). Trauma and recovery. New York, NY: Basic
Books.
International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). (n.d.). FAQs.
Retrieved from http://www.icsahome.com/elibrary/faqs
Jenkinson, G. (2010). Cult pseudo-creativity vs. creativity in
recovery. Cultic Studies Review, 9(1), 135–163.
Kendall, L. (2011). Physical child abuse in sects. ICSA Today 2(2),
2–5.
Kendall, L. (2016). Born and raised in a sect: You are not alone.
Progression Publishing.
Lalich, J., &McLaren, K. (2018). Escaping utopia: Growing up in
a cult, getting out, and starting over. New York, NY: Routledge.
Levine, P. A. (1997). Waking the tiger: Healing trauma. Berkeley,
CA: North Atlantic Books.
Lifton, R. J. (1963). Thought reform and the psychology of
totalism. New York, NY: W. W. Norton.
Malchiodi, C. A. (2015). Neurobiology, creative interventions, and
childhood trauma. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions
with traumatized children (2nd ed. pp. 3–23). New York, NY:
Guildford.
Matthews, C. H., &Salazar, C. F. (2014). Second-generation adult
former cult group members' recovery experiences: Implications for
counseling. International Journal of Advanced Counseling, 36,
188–203.
McKibben, J. A., Lynn, S. J., &Malinoski, P. (2002). Are cultic
environment psychologically harmful? Clinical Psychology
Review, 20(1), 91–111.
Morris, C. A. W., Shoffner, M. F., &Newsome, D. W. (2009).
Career counseling for women preparing to leave abusive
relationships: A social cognitive career theory approach. The
Career Development Quarterly, 58, 44–53.
Nunes, V. (Producer), &Timoner, O. (Director). (2007). Join us
[motion picture]. United States: Interloper Films.
Parker, C., Doctor, R. M., &Selvam, R. (2008). Somatic therapy
treatment effects with tsunami survivors. Traumatology, 14, 103–
109.
Perach, R. &Wisman, A. (2016). Can creativity beat death? A
review and evidence on existential anxiety buffering functions of
creative achievement. The Journal of Creative Behavior.
doi:10.1002/jocb.171
Perry, B. D. (2006). The boy who was raised as a dog: And other
stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook. New York, NY: Basic
Books.
Porges, S. W. (2017). The pocket guide to the polyvagal theory:
The transformative power of feeling safe. New York, NY: Norton.
Rosen, S. (2014). Cults: A natural disaster—Looking at cult
involvement through a trauma lens. International Journal of Cultic
Studies, 5, 12–29.
Rothschild, B. (2000). The body remembers: The
psychophysiology of trauma and trauma treatment. New York,
NY: W. W. Norton.
Sammons, G. (2011). Music therapy for the cult survivor [Video
file]. Retrieved from http://www.wellspringretreat.org/index.php/
resources/videos
Santen, B. (2015). Treating dissociation in traumatized children
with body maps. In C. A. Malchiodi (Ed.), Creative interventions



















































































































