The Dangers of Confusing Fact with Fiction When Discussing Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA)
Why promoting false information about this poorly understood form of systemic pyscho-emotional abuse can be damaging to adult survivors of FSA
Learn more about my research on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) by visiting my Scapegoat Recovery website at https://www.scapegoatrecovery.com.
Read my latest (2025) peer-reviewed study on Family Scapegoating Abuse here (study led by Doctoral Research Scholar Dr. Kartheek Balapala, MD, published in the European Journal of Public Health Studies): https://oapub.org/hlt/index.php/EJPHS/article/view/202/202
When False Information Is Presented As Fact
In an era where misinformation can spread rapidly via social media and news outlets, the risks associated with confusing beliefs with facts and perceptions with truth become increasingly significant, particularly concerning sensitive issues like family scapegoating abuse (FSA).
Family Scapegoating Abuse, or 'FSA' - a form of psycho-emotional (‘invisible’) abuse in which a child or adult child is…