GORDON KEENE VELLA. - On Point News

Psychological Association approved training program, and zero relevant research
experience in the relevant field. (Barden Decl. 31.)
o Dr. Brown claimed that the inclusion of “dissociative amnesia” in the DSM-IV
provided evidence that the hypothesis of dissociative amnesia was generally
accepted in the relevant scientific community. However, he failed to note that the
DSM-IV lists dissociative amnesia as a “pseudoneurological symptom” or
conversion system – symptoms that have no genuine neurological or medical
basis. Moreover, Dr. Brown wholly failed to inform the Court that “pseudoseizures”
– a condition attributed to Plaintiff by Brown – is contained in the very
same list of pseudonueorlogical symptoms. (Pope Decl. 47-58.)
o Dr. Brown failed to disclose the number of times he has been disqualified to
testify as an expert witness on the topic of dissociative amnesia. Prior to his
testimony in the Vella case, Dr. Brown is known to have been excluded from
testifying as an expert witness on the hypothesis of dissociative amnesia in State
of New Hampshire v. Hungerford and State of New Hampshire v. Walters, 698
A.2d 1244 (N.H. 1997); State of New Hampshire vs. Phillip Bourgelais, Case No.
02-S-2834, Judge Tina Nadeau, April 4, 2005. See State of Rhode Island v.
Quattrocchi, C.A. No. P92-3759 (R.I. 1999). (Barden Decl. 26.)
o Dr. Brown failed to apprise the Court of the history of the movement associated
with dissociative amnesia, including theories concerning international satanic
cults and CIA mind control experiments. (Barden Decl. 35-40.)
CONCLUSION
Dr. Brown’s numerous and varied misrepresentations, taken together, demonstrate either
an intentional attempt to mislead this Court on the issue of dissociative amnesia, or demonstrate
a truly reckless presentation of the facts concerning the hypothesis. Dr. Brown engaged in wordsmithing
to suggest an error rate, where none is recognized by the relevant scientific community.
Dr. Brown inexplicably cited to numerous publications as supportive of dissociative amnesia,
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