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Langone, M.D., &Blood, L. (1990). Satanism and occult-related violence: What you should
know. Bonita Springs, FL.: American Family Foundation.
Larson, B. (1989). Satanism: The seduction of America’s youth. Nashville, TN: Thomas
Nelson.
Lortz, S.L. (1979). Role-playing. Different Worlds, 1, 26-27.
Pulling, P. (1989). The devil’s web: Who is stalking your children for Satan? Lafayette, LA:
Huntington House.
Richardson, J.T., Best, J., &Bromley, D.G. (Eds.). (1991). The Satanism scare. New York:
Aldine De Gruyter.
Simon, A. (1987). Emotional stability pertaining to the game of Dungeons &Dragons.
Psychology in the Schools, 24, 329-332.
Tobacyk, J., &Milford, G. (1983). Belief in paranormal phenomena: Assessment instrument
development and implications for personality functioning. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 44(5), 1029-1037.
Wheeler, B.R., Wood, S., &Hatch, R.C. (1988, November-December). Assessment and
intervention with adolescents involved in Satanism. Social Work, 547-550.
Zayas, L.H., &Lewis, B.H. (1986). Fantasy role-playing for mutual aid in children‟s groups:
A case illustration. Social Work with Groups, 9(1), 53-65.
Acknowledgments
This report is based on a master‟s thesis completed at the City College of New York. I would
like to thank Dr. A. Wessman of the City College of New York for his supervision on this
thesis of such an unorthodox nature. I am especially grateful to my wife, Elizabeth, whose
constant support proved invaluable to this work.
*****************
Stuart M. Leeds, M.A., is currently in his third year of doctoral training in clinical
psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Meadows Campus. He is doing
further research on teen vulnerability to destructive cult indoctrination.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1995, Volume 12,
Number 2, pages 148-165. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
Langone, M.D., &Blood, L. (1990). Satanism and occult-related violence: What you should
know. Bonita Springs, FL.: American Family Foundation.
Larson, B. (1989). Satanism: The seduction of America’s youth. Nashville, TN: Thomas
Nelson.
Lortz, S.L. (1979). Role-playing. Different Worlds, 1, 26-27.
Pulling, P. (1989). The devil’s web: Who is stalking your children for Satan? Lafayette, LA:
Huntington House.
Richardson, J.T., Best, J., &Bromley, D.G. (Eds.). (1991). The Satanism scare. New York:
Aldine De Gruyter.
Simon, A. (1987). Emotional stability pertaining to the game of Dungeons &Dragons.
Psychology in the Schools, 24, 329-332.
Tobacyk, J., &Milford, G. (1983). Belief in paranormal phenomena: Assessment instrument
development and implications for personality functioning. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 44(5), 1029-1037.
Wheeler, B.R., Wood, S., &Hatch, R.C. (1988, November-December). Assessment and
intervention with adolescents involved in Satanism. Social Work, 547-550.
Zayas, L.H., &Lewis, B.H. (1986). Fantasy role-playing for mutual aid in children‟s groups:
A case illustration. Social Work with Groups, 9(1), 53-65.
Acknowledgments
This report is based on a master‟s thesis completed at the City College of New York. I would
like to thank Dr. A. Wessman of the City College of New York for his supervision on this
thesis of such an unorthodox nature. I am especially grateful to my wife, Elizabeth, whose
constant support proved invaluable to this work.
*****************
Stuart M. Leeds, M.A., is currently in his third year of doctoral training in clinical
psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Meadows Campus. He is doing
further research on teen vulnerability to destructive cult indoctrination.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1995, Volume 12,
Number 2, pages 148-165. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.


























































