Michael Langone

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Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., is an American counseling psychologist who specialises in research about cultic groups and psychological manipulation. He is executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association, editor of the journal Cultic Studies Review.

Michael Langone is author and co-author of several books and has published numerous articles. He first joined the American Family Foundation in 1981.

In 1995 he was named visiting scholar at Boston University's Albert Danielsen Center for the Study of Religion and Psychology and did research comparing former members of a cultic group and of two mainstream religious groups regarding psychological distress and members' perceptions of abusiveness. He also received the Leo J. Ryan Award in the same year.

He defines "cults" as unethical groups in "Cults: Questions and Answers", a lengthy FAQ on the ICSA website[1]

Awards

Works

Books and papers

  • Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse, 1995, Michael D. Langone (Editor), 1993, ISBN 0-393-70164-6
  • Satanism and Occult Related Violence, Michael D. Langone, 1990, ISBN 99918-1-024-2
  • Cults: What Parents Should Know: A Practical Guide to Help Parents With Children in Destructive Groups, Ross and Langone, 1989, ISBN 0-8184-0511-2
  • Cults: Questions and answers, Michael D. Langone, 1988
  • Deprogramming: An analysis of parental questionnaires. Michael D. Langone, 1986.
  • Captive Hearts, Captive Minds: Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Other Abusive Relationships, by Madeleine Landau Tobias, Janja Lalich, Michael Langone, 1994, ISBN 0897931440, ISBN 978-0897931441
  • Cultic Studies Journal: a Journal on Cults and Manipulative Techniques of Social Influence, Michael Langone (Editor), ASIN B000JFOZTS
  • Cultic Studies Review: An Internet Journal of Research, News & Opinion, Michael Langone (Editor), ASIN B000GF1F9O

Articles

Presentations

References

  1. "Cults: Questions and Answers", Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., International Cultic Studies Association.
  2. ICSA Annual International Conference, Conference Handbook, ICSA Annual International Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 22-24, 2006.

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Media/Press mention
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Critical
  • Shuppe, Anson; Darrel, Susan, The Attempted Transformation of a Deviant Occupation into a Therapy: Deprogramming Seeks a New Identity, annual meeting SSSR/RRA, Norfolk, VA, October 2003. Available online

See also

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