Table of Contents

Foreword by Margaret Singer

Preface

1. Exit-Counseling: The Background
2. My Life in the Unification Church
3. The Threat: Mind Control Cults Today
4. Understanding Mind Control
5. Cult Psychology
6. Cult Assessment: How to Protect Yourself
7. Exit Counseling: Freedom Without Coercion
8. How to Help
9. Unlocking Cult Mind Control
10. Strategies for Recovery
11. The Next Step

Appendix Lifton's Eight Criteria of Mind Control

Resource Organizations

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

About the Author

An internationally recognized authority on cults, Steven Hassan has appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs, and is extensively quoted in the media. He lectures frequently at universities and conferences for educators, counselors, religious leaders, and law enforcement personnel. He is a member of the American Association for Counseling and Development, and holds a master's degree in counseling psychology from Cambridge College.

Reviews

"Sound practical advice about cult-related issues."
*American Journal of Psychiatry*

". . . well worth reading, particularly by those professionals involved with students."
*The Lancet (Journal of the British Medical Association)*

". . . a clear and valuable work."
*Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Author, When Bad Things Happen to Good People*

". . . remarkably useful and important."
*Louis Jolyon West, M.D., Chairman, Dept.of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine*

"Steve Hassan is uniquely qualified to speak on dangerous cults."
*USA Today*