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Understanding Bizarre, Improbable, and Fantastic Elements in Children's Accounts of Abuse

Mark D. Everson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Children's accounts of abuse sometimes contain descriptions of events that seem bizarre, improbable, or even impossible. This article contributes to an objective analysis of child allegations of abuse by offering 24 possible explanations (with illustrative case examples) for such statements. The central thesis of this discussion is that the existence of improbable or fantastic elements in a child's account should not result in an automatic dismissal of the child's report without consideration of the possible mechanisms underlying the fantastic material.

Child Maltreatment, Vol. 2, No. 2, 134-149 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559597002002007
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