The Psychology of Lying

Foleygate Syndrome

By Gail Saltz, MD
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the June 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Gail Saltz, MD, the author of Anatomy of a Secret Life: The Psychology of Living a Lie explains the psychology behind the Mark Foley congressional page saga.

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