Should discrepant accounts given by asylum seekers be taken as proof of deceit?

The results of our study of inconsistencies in traumatic memories, expanded and further explained.

Herlihy, J. & Turner, S.W. (2006). Should discrepant accounts given by asylum seekers be taken as proof of deceit? Torture 16(2) 81-92

This paper expands on the results of our study of inconsistencies in traumatic memories, originally published in the British Medical Journal (see paper here). This paper is also written for a more specialist audience - the readership of Torture, the journal of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT). The paper describes other studies from the literature to explain & expand upon our findings.