destructive cult

Cult: a group or movement exhibiting a great or excessive devotion or dedication to some person, idea, or thing and employing unethically manipulative (i.e., deceptive and indirect) techniques of persuasion and control designed to advance the goals of the group's leaders, to the actual or possible detriment of members, their families , or the community. So what is a destructive cult? From the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Deceptive and Indirect Techniques of Persuasion and Cont