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Parental Alienation Syndrome
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In this article, a Court of First Instance decision changes the custody of a child and grants it to her father on the grounds that her mother was causing her parental alienation syndrome (PAS).Abstract:
On June 14th 2007 a Court of First Instance decision changes the custody of a child and grants it to her father on the grounds that her mother was causing her parental alienation syndrome (PAS). The decision, now pending on the Appellate Court admits that there were sufficient reasons to modify the custody regime, as the mother had repeatedly breached the visitation rights of the father. However, the judge also introduced the PAS as a reason for the change in custody claiming that it was the only measure that would help the child overcome the hatred towards her father. The decision caused a big impact on the media for its uniqueness, but also because the mother denied compliance until the Appellate Court settled the case.read more
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THE ALIENATED CHILD:A Reformulation of Parental Alienation Syndrome
Joan B. Kelly,Janet R. Johnston +1 more
TL;DR: A reformulation focusing on the alienated child is proposed in this article, and these children are clearly distinguished from other children who resist or refuse contact with a parent following separation or divorce for a variety of normal, expectable reasons, including estrangement.
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Parental Alienation, Dsm-5, and ICD-11
TL;DR: This paper defined parental alienation as a mental condition in which a child aligns himself or herself strongly with one parent (the preferred parent) and rejects a relationship with the other parent without legitimate justification.
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Children resisting postseparation contact with a parent: concepts, controversies, and conundrums
Barbara Jo Fidler,Nicholas Bala +1 more
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the key concepts, themes, issues, and possible mental health and legal interventions related to children's postseparation resistance to having contact with one parent. We maintain that the too often strongly gendered polemic on alienation and abuse is polarizing and needs to be replaced with a more nuanced and balanced discussion that recognizes the complexity of the issues so that the needs of children and families can be better met. This article reviews the historical development of the concept of alienation; discusses the causes, dynamics, and differentiation of various types of parent child contact problems; and summarizes the literature on the impact of alienation on children. These are complex cases. A significant portion of the cases in which alienation is alleged are not in fact alienation cases; for those where alienation is present, interventions will vary depending on the degree of the alienation. More severe alienation cases are unlikely to be responsive to therapeutic or psycho-educational interventions in the absence of either a temporary interruption of contact between the child and the alienating parent or a more permanent custody reversal. We conclude with a summary of recommendations for practice and policy, including the need for early identification and intervention to prevent the development of severe cases, interdisciplinary collaboration and further development and research of interventions.
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Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.
TL;DR: The result of this review highlights how the societal denial of parental alienation has been like the historical social and political denial of abuse in many parts of the world (e.g., child abuse a century ago).
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Is It Alienating Parenting, Role Reversal or Child Abuse? A Study of Children's Rejection of a Parent in Child Custody Disputes
TL;DR: In this article, a study of children's alignment with one parent and rejection of the other was conducted, and the findings support a multi-factor explanation of children rejection of a parent with both the aligned and rejected parents contributing to the problem, together with role reversal.
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Journal ArticleDOI
THE ALIENATED CHILD:A Reformulation of Parental Alienation Syndrome
Joan B. Kelly,Janet R. Johnston +1 more
TL;DR: A reformulation focusing on the alienated child is proposed in this article, and these children are clearly distinguished from other children who resist or refuse contact with a parent following separation or divorce for a variety of normal, expectable reasons, including estrangement.
Book
Parental Alienation, Dsm-5, and ICD-11
TL;DR: This paper defined parental alienation as a mental condition in which a child aligns himself or herself strongly with one parent (the preferred parent) and rejects a relationship with the other parent without legitimate justification.
Journal ArticleDOI
Children resisting postseparation contact with a parent: concepts, controversies, and conundrums
Barbara Jo Fidler,Nicholas Bala +1 more
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the key concepts, themes, issues, and possible mental health and legal interventions related to children's postseparation resistance to having contact with one parent. We maintain that the too often strongly gendered polemic on alienation and abuse is polarizing and needs to be replaced with a more nuanced and balanced discussion that recognizes the complexity of the issues so that the needs of children and families can be better met. This article reviews the historical development of the concept of alienation; discusses the causes, dynamics, and differentiation of various types of parent child contact problems; and summarizes the literature on the impact of alienation on children. These are complex cases. A significant portion of the cases in which alienation is alleged are not in fact alienation cases; for those where alienation is present, interventions will vary depending on the degree of the alienation. More severe alienation cases are unlikely to be responsive to therapeutic or psycho-educational interventions in the absence of either a temporary interruption of contact between the child and the alienating parent or a more permanent custody reversal. We conclude with a summary of recommendations for practice and policy, including the need for early identification and intervention to prevent the development of severe cases, interdisciplinary collaboration and further development and research of interventions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.
TL;DR: The result of this review highlights how the societal denial of parental alienation has been like the historical social and political denial of abuse in many parts of the world (e.g., child abuse a century ago).
Journal ArticleDOI
Is It Alienating Parenting, Role Reversal or Child Abuse? A Study of Children's Rejection of a Parent in Child Custody Disputes
TL;DR: In this article, a study of children's alignment with one parent and rejection of the other was conducted, and the findings support a multi-factor explanation of children rejection of a parent with both the aligned and rejected parents contributing to the problem, together with role reversal.