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Source clean up?

There are several sources (80-82,84) linked with "Recent scientific book publications in the field of the mental disorder "dissociative identity disorder" (DID) mention torture-based brainwashing by criminal networks and malevolent actors as a deliberate means to create multiple "programmable" personalities in a person to exploit this individual for sexual and financial reasons." in the Other Areas and Studies section. Are these sources up to wikipedia's standards? Two are books written by the same person, and I can't find any peer-reviewed scientific publications that are validating these books.

Technically the entry just says books have been published recently, but that does not mean the books have the rigor to hold up as sources for the article.

Source 83 is a peer reviewed article, and, while it discussing feelings of whether or not someone is in control of themselves, it is about dissociation and not mind control. Sharklunch (talk) 21:27, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding a Proposed Edit.

For the line, 'In casual speech, "brainwashing" and its verb form, "brainwash", are used figuratively to describe the use of propaganda to sway public opinion.', which is near the end of the introduction, isn't brainwashing itself a verb and a noun as we use it in American English, the word itself having its origin in American English?

Wouldn't the better line read as: 'Colloquially, "brainwashing" and "to brainwash" figuratively describe the use of propaganda to sway public opinion.' Or something to that effect? I apologize if there's a better syntax; I haven't reread Elements of Style in a while. Slowsand (talk) 06:21, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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