Children of Polygamy: Life Outside the Compound

Kids Raised On a Polygamist Compound Often Have Phobias, Experts Say
By EMILY FRIEDMAN
April 8, 2008

For the 401 children removed from a West Texas polygamist compound earlier this week, life as they know it – where even laughter was forbidden – is about to change drastically.

Now the victims of what state authorities suspect is the largest child abuse case in the nation's history, these children are likely to face a myriad of psychological issues, including extreme phobias, identity issues and problems obeying authority figures, according to several cult experts. the rest