I believe that Steven Hassan's BITE model is the gold-standard diagnostic here. The guy is an ex-moonie and has authored books that have helped people escape cu

I believe that Steven Hassan's BITE model is the gold-standard diagnostic here. The guy is an ex-moonie and has authored books that have helped people escape cults. Survivor communities like /r/exjw on Reddit speak highly of his stuff: https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/