Category: FSA Research
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The Evolution of FSA Recovery: Launching Our Third Zambia-Based Clinical Study
Our most recent (2nd) quantitative study proved just the opposite. By measuring heart rates and blood pressure in relation to being scapegoated by family, we demonstrated that FSA is a physiological assault. When you are caught in what I call the “Blame-Storm”—where your family pelts you with projections and lies—your body reacts as if it is under physical…
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FSA Research Is Changing the “Scapegoat Narrative”: How This Helps Survivors
Good news – My 2024 quantitative study on the insidious phenomenon I named ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA), co-authored with Dr. Kartheek R. Balapala and his team of research scholars, has just been accepted for publication in the Malaysian Journal of Medical Research. This follows this same study’s previous publication in the European Journal of Public…
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First Peer-Reviewed Quantitative Research Study Published on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA)
The first peer-reviewed quantitative research study on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) will soon be published – Rebecca C Mandeville will be named as co-author / affiliate on this publication. The study was based on her original research tools that she developed when conducting qualitative studies over the past 15-plus years on the family systems phenomenon she named ‘Family Scapegoating…
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Study on Childhood Verbal Abuse
I’ve noticed within the Mental Health field that the scapegoating of a child or adult child is frequently referred to as a form of ‘verbal abuse’, which I find concerning and somewhat misleading, given that FSA is driven by psycho-emotional, systemic processes in dysfunctional or narcissistic family systems, hence it can be covert, insidious and…
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Key Findings From My Recent FSA Survey (2023)
As some of you participated in my first FSA Resesarch Survey of 2023, I am sharing a short video that focuses on a few key findings resulting from this survey.