Weathering a political storm: A contextual perspective on a psychological research controversy.

Research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been notable for controversy as well as progress. This article concerns the evidence bearing on the most contentious issues in the field of traumatic stress: broadening of the definition of trauma, problems with the dose-response model of PTSD, distortion in the recollection of trauma, concerns about "phony combat vets," psychologically toxic guilt as a traumatic stressor, risk factors for PTSD, possible brain-damaging effects of stress hormones, recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse, and the politics of trauma.

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Progress and Controversy in the Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

McNally

2003

Annu. Rev. Psychol.

482

355

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Naturalistic Fallacy Errors in Lay Interpretations of Psychological Science: Data and Reflections on the Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman (1998) Controversy

Friedrich¹

2005

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

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Intellectual Freedom and Editorial Responsibilities Within the Context of Controversial Research

Pittenger¹

2003

Ethics & Behavior

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The primary purpose of this article is to explore the limits that an agent, such as the government or the American Psychological Association, may place on one's right to pursue a program of research or to share the findings of a research project. The primary argument that evolves here is that researchers' rights to pursue an interesting hypothesis, and their freedom of expression, are conditional. The author examines the potential pragmatic and epistemological barriers to a program of research and the responsibilities that researchers bear to address epistemological and nonepistemological matters while reviewing the implications of their work.

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Weathering a political storm: A contextual perspective on a psychological research controversy.

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Progress and Controversy in the Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Progress and Controversy in the Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Naturalistic Fallacy Errors in Lay Interpretations of Psychological Science: Data and Reflections on the Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman (1998) Controversy

Intellectual Freedom and Editorial Responsibilities Within the Context of Controversial Research

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