Feb. 2, 2019 First of two parts The name of Dr. Roland Summit, key supporter of the McMartin Preschool prosecution, no longer resonates in psychiatry, but the “child sexual abuse syndrome” he conjured up did a lifetime’s worth of damage to its countless victims. As described by Debbie Nathan (Village Voice, Jan. 12, 1990), “[Summit’s] … Continue reading Psychiatrist’s theory bolstered day-care prosecutions