Parental Alienation
Facktidskrifter som publicerat PA-relevanta artiklar
(Professional journals which published PA relevant articles)
Några av tidskrifterna nedan är relativt små men de uppfyller veterligen alla kravet på att de har en peer-reviewprocess före publicering - alltså att artiklarna granskats av oberoende och anonym expertis före publicering. Listan nedan bryts nu upp i två listor, A och B, där den mindre (B), längst ned på denna sida, samlar ihop de arbeten som publicerats och där författarna in-tagit en negativ inställning till PA-begreppet. De flesta av de senare arbetena har bemötts (dessa bemötanden kommer också att inkluderas nedan - framför allt pga att författarna vantolkat eller inte ens nämnt den viktigaste teoretiska grunden för hur PA-dynamiken fungerar). I några fall har dessa artiklar inkluderat felaktiga förutsättningar och oheder-ligt förfarande med avseende på statistiska analyser och annat.
ENGLISH: The list below is currently being split into a List A and a List B - the latter covering publications misrepresenting the PA concept, based on irrelevant assumptions, biased statistics, political views etc - including rebuttals etc.
From April 2020 and on, I (BC) began to list "PA references" I found in the professional litterature. Some of these journals do not mention PA specifically but deal with the concept of PA. A few of the listed journals are relatively small but they all fulfill the criterion that the articles have been peer-reviewed before publication. The code "BH" below refers to references discussed in "Z. Biringen & J.J. Harman, Parents acting badly, 2016" in which PA is a major topic. I want to thank post-graduate student Sophie Roswall* who in January 2022 helped with searching for links to the original papers and correct several errors. The bottomline of this work is that, excluding references to book reviews, the list now has links to 70 % of the original papers (in either pdf- word- or other formats).
The present number of professional journals below which deal with the concept of PA (usually mentions the words "parental alienation") is 163. A few of the references are book reviews so say that there are more than 150 such journals to avoid exaggeration. The following languages are represented below: Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish. /BC, 5 October, 2022.
* BA (Transcultural Communication, Austria), BA (Behavioural Sciences, major in Criminology, Sweden), Master of Social Science (Gender Studies, Sweden)
List A
Acta Comportamentalia (in Portuguese)
Valderlon Yan, Borba, Priscila de Morais, Queiroz, Ingrid Gomes, Brito Tatmatsu, Daniely Ildegardes & Elias Liana Rosa, Análise de Contingências e Metacontingências da Lei de Alienação Parental 12.318/2010
(Analysis of contingencies and metacontingency of law 12.318/2010 about parental alienation). Acta Comportamentalia, Vol. 29(2), 2021:159-176. Abstract in English.
American Journal of Family Law
Kenneth H. Waldron & David E. Joanis: Understanding and collaboratively treating parental alienation syndrome. American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 10,1996:121–133.
Ira Daniel Turkat, False Allegations of Parental Alienation. American Journal of Family Law; Eau Claire. Vol. 19(1), 2005:15-19.
Demosthenes Lorandos, Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy and Family Bridges: What Works,
What Doesn’t and Why: Part I of II. American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 33 (4), 2020:415-423.
Demosthenes Lorandos, Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy and Family Bridges: What Works,
What Doesn’t and Why: Part II of II. American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 34 (1), 2020:9-17.
American Journal of Family Therapy
Nancy Rainey Palmer, Legal recognition of the parental alienation syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 16(4), 1988:361-363.
G.F. Cartwright, Expanding the parameters or parental alienation syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 21(3), 1993:205-215. Comment: With reference to Nancy Palmer (1988, above) Cartwright states: "...clear and forceful judgements serve to put an immediate stop to the alienating practices".
Richard A. Gardner, Differentiating between parental alienation syndrome and bona fide abuse-neglect. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 27(2), 1999:97-107.
Richard A. Gardner, Family therapy of the moderate type of parental alienation syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 27(3), 1999:195-212.
Richard A. Warshak, Remarriage as a Trigger for Parental Alienation Syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 28(3), 2000:229-241.
Despina Vassiliou & Glenn F. Cartwright, The Lost Parents' Perspective on Parental Alienation Syndrome, The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 29(3), 2001:181-191.
Richard A. Gardner, Parental Alienation Syndrome vs. Parental Alienation: Which Diagnosis Should Evaluators Use in Child-Custody Disputes? The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 30(2), 2002:93-115.
Richard A. Gardner, Denial of the Parental Alienation Syndrome Also Harms Women.The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 30(3), 2002:191-202.
Richard A. Gardner, Does DSM-IV Have Equivalents for the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) Diagnosis? The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 31(1), 2003:1-21.
Ron Meister, Review of Therapeutic Interventions for Children with Parental Alienation Syndrome. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 31(4), 2003:321-324.
Richard A. Gardner, The Relationship Between the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) and the False Memory Syndrome (FMS). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 32(2), 2004:79-99.
Carlos A. Rueda, An Inter-Rater Reliability Study of Parental Alienation Syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 32(5), 2004:391-403.
Amy J.L. Baker, The Long-Term Effects of Parental Alienation on Adult Children: A Qualitative Research Study. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 33(4), 2005:289-302.
Ed Spruijt, Bianca Eikelenboom, Janneke Harmeling, Robin Stokkers & Helga Kormos, Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) in the Netherlands. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 33(4), 2005:303-317.
Terence W. Campbell, Why doesn't parental alienation occur more frequently? The significance of role discrimination. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 33(5), 2005:365-377.
Elizabeth M. Ellis, Help for the Alienated Parent. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 33(5), 2005:415-426.
Amy J.L. Baker, Patterns of Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Qualitative Study of Adults Who were Alienated from a Parent as a Child. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 34(1), 2006:63–78.
Amy J.L. Baker, The Power of Stories/Stories about Power: Why Therapists and Clients Should Read Stories About the Parental Alienation Syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 34(3), 2006:191-203.
Collette C. Summers & David M. Summers, Parentectomy in the Crossfire. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 34(3), 2006:243-261.
David M. Summers & Collette C. Summers, Unadulterated Arrogance: Autopsy of the Narcissistic Parental Alienator. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 34(5), 2006:399-428.
Amy J.L. Baker, Review of Therapist alienation: Foreseeing and forestalling third-party dynamics undermining psychotherapy with children of conflicted caregivers. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 34(5), 2006:472-473.
Amy J.L. Baker, Knowledge and Attitudes About the Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Survey of Custody Evaluators. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 35(1), 2007:1-19.
Douglas Darnall & Barbara F. Steinberg, Motivational Models for Spontaneous Reunification With the Alienated Child: Part I. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 36(1), 2008:107-115.
Robert M. Gordon, Ronald W. Stoffey & Jennifer J. Bottinelli, MMPI-2 Findnings of Primitive Defences in Alienating Parents. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 36(3), 2008:211-228.
James N. Bow, Jonathan W. Gould & James R. Flens, Examining Parental Alienation in Child Custody Cases: A Survey of Mental Health and Legal Professionals. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 37(2), 2009:127-145.
Elizabeth M. Ellis & Susan Boyan, Intervention Strategies for Parent Coordinators in Parental Alienation Cases. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 38(3), 2010:218-236.
Abe Worenklein, Review of A family's heartbreak: A parent's introduction to parental alienation (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 38(3), 2010:279-280. One more review is here.
Amy J.L. Baker, Even When You Win You Lose: Targeted Parents' Perceptions of Their Attorneys. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 38(4), 2010:292-309.
Shayne R. Anderson, Stephen A. Anderson, Kristi L. Palmer, Matthew S. Mutchler & Louisa K. Baker, Defining High Conflict. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39(1), 2011:11-27.
Deirdre C. Rand, Parental Alienation Critics and the Politics of Science. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39(1), 2011:48-71.
Florence W. Kaslow, A Review of “Parental Alienation: DSM-5 and ICD-11 ”William Bernet (Ed). (2010). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd., 240 pp. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39(3), 2011:274-276.
Aaron J. Hands & Richard A. Warshak, Parental Alienation Among College Students. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39(5), 2011:431-443.
Naomi Ben-Ami & Amy J.L. Baker, The Long-term Correlates of Childhood Exposure to Parental Alienation on Adult Self-sufficiency and Well-being. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 40(2), 2012:169-183.
David L. Levy & Richard Sauber, Review of "The Parental Alienation Syndrome," by Richard A. Gardner. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 40(4), 2012:364-367.
Paz Toren, Benjamin L. Bregman, Elisheva Zohar-Reich, Galit Ben-Amitay, Leo Wolmer & Nathaniel Laor, Sixteen-Session Group Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Parental Alienation and Their Parents. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 41(3), 2013:187-197.
Amy Bernard, Review of “Toxic Divorce: A Workbook for Alienated Parents,” by Kathleen M. Reay. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 41(4), 2013:358-359. Reviews on Amazon.
Glenn Ross Caddy, Review of Working with alienated children and families: A clinical guidebook (Book Review), American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 41(4), 2013:361-362.
Laura G. Sweeney, Reviews of "The Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Family Therapy and Collaborative System Approach to Amelioration," by Linda J. Gottlieb and "Parental Alienation Syndrome-Disorder: A Serious Form of Psychological Child Abuse With Case Examples," by Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau. (Book Reviews). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 42(1), 2014:92-94.
Teresa Junco López, Victoria Eugenia Nieves Iglesias & Paula Fernandez García, Parental Alienation Gradient: Strategies for a Syndrome. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 42(3), 2014:217–231.
Gerald R. Weeks, Review of Models of psychopathology: Generational processes and relational roles (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, 42(4), 2014:342-344. Comment: This book has 16 pages about parental alienation behaviors.
Richard A. Warshak, Poisoning Parent-Child Relationships Through the Manipulation of Names. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 43(1), 2015:4–15.
Megan M. Mroczkowski & Stephen Bates Billick, Review of "Parental Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals," edited by Demosthenes Lorandos, William Bernet, and S. Richard Sauber. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 43(1), 2015:99-101.
Kathleen M. Reay, Family Reflections: A promising therapeutic program designed to treat severely alienated
children and their family system. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 43(2), 2015:197-207.
Stephen Beiner, Review of "Surviving Parental Alienation: A Journey of Hope and Healing," by Amy J. L. Baker and Paul R. Fine. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 43(2), 2015:211-212. Reviews on Amazon. In brief at Amy J.L. Baker's website.
Richard A. Warshak, Risks to Professionals Who Work With Troubled and Alienated Parent-Child Relationships. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 44(3), 2016:111-128.
Amy J.L. Baker & Maria C. Verrocchio, Exposure to Parental Alienation and subsequent anxiety and depression in Italian adults. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 44(5), 2016:255–271.
Caitlin Bentley & Mandy Matthewson, The Not-Forgotten Child: Alienated Adult Children’s Experience of Parental Alienation. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 48(5), 2020:509-529.
Sun Ah Lim & Jin Lee, Gender Differences in the Relationships between Parental Marital Conflict, Differentiation from the Family of Origin, and Children’s Marital Stability. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 48(5), 2020:546-561.
Mark D. Roseman, Parental Alienation: Science and Law. (Book Review). The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 49(4), 2021:426-427.
Saulyn Lee-Maturana, Mandy Metthewson & Corinna Dwan, Understanding Targeted Parents’ Experience of Parental Alienation: A Qualitative Description from Their Own Perspective. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 49(5), 2021:499-516.
William Bernet, Recurrent Misinformation Regarding Parental Alienation Theory. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 2021:1-15 (in press).
Stephen Lee Morrison & Robyn Ring, Reliability of the Five-Factor Model for Determining Parental Alienation. American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 0(0), 2021:1-19.
Fuat Torun, Sebahat Dilek Torun & Mandy Matthewson, Parental Alienation: Targeted Parent Experience in Turkey, The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 50(2), 2022:195-204.
American Journal of Forensic Psychology
Deirdre Conway Rand, The spectrum of parental alienation syndrome (part I). American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 15(3), 1997:23-52.
Deirdre Conway Rand, The spectrum of parental alienation syndrome (part II). American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 15(4), 1997:39-92. Note that this article consists of three html files - click at the bottom of each of the individual html files to go to either of the other two files.
Jeffrey C. Siegel & Joseph S. Langford, MMPI-2 validity scales and suspected parental alienation.
American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 16(4), 1998:5-14.
Richard A. Warshak, Current Controversies Regarding Parental Alienation Syndrome. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 19(3), 2001:29-59.
Richard A. Gardner, Should courts order PAS children to visit/reside with the alienated parent? A Follow-Up Study. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 19(3), 2001:60-106.
Richard A. Gardner, The empowerment of children in the development of parental alienation syndrome.
American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 20(2), 2002:5-29.
Richard A. Warshak, Misdiagnosis of Parental Alienation Syndrome. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 20(2), 2002:31-52.
Richard A. Gardner, The judiciary's role in the etiology, symptom development, and treatment of the parental alienation syndrome (PAS). American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 21(1), 2003:39-64.
Deirdre Conway Rand, Randy Rand & Leona Kopetski, The spectrum of parental alienation syndrome (part III): The Kopetski follow up study. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Vol. 23(1), 2005:15-43.
Amy J.L. Baker, Parent alienation strategies: A qualitative study of adults who experienced parental alienation as a child. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 23(4), 2005:41-63.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Judith S. Wallerstein & Joan B. Kelly, The effects of parental divorce: Experiences of the child in later latency. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 46(2), 1976:256-269. Comment: This paper deals with the concept of PA but by the time of publication, the term PA/PAS had not yet been coined.
Annales Médico-psychologiques (In French)
Paul Bensussan, L’aliénation parentale: vers la fin du déni? Annales Médico-psychologiques, Vol. 167(6), 2009:409-415. Comment: Abstract in English.
Annals of Case Reports
Wilhelm von Boch-Galhau, Parental Alienation: A Serious Form of Child Psychological Abuse - A Worldwide Health Problem. Annals of Case Reports, Vol. 14(7), 2021:1-8.
Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association
Katherine C. Andre, Parent Alienation Syndrome. Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, Vol. 7(4), 2004:7-11.
Amy J.L. Baker & Katherine Andre, Working with alienated children and their targeted parents: Suggestions for sound practices for mental health professionals. Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, Vol. 11(2), 2008:10-17.
Annals of the International Communication Association
Kristina M. Scharp & Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Family marginalization, alienation, and estrangement: questioning the nonvoluntary status of family relationships. Annals of the International Communication Association, Vol. 41(1), 2017:28-45.
Comment: The authors clearly discuss communication and other phenomena that are consistent with PA but they also more or less consistently avoid directly referring to PA/PAS except in a separate paragraph where Richard Gardner is referred to. In addition, many references are made to PA papers.
Archives de Pédiatrie (in French)
Marie Lacroix, Le juge aux affaires familiales face au syndrome d’aliénation parentale (Parental alienation syndrome and the family court judge). Archives de Pédiatrie, Vol. 17(6), 2010:966-967.
Bernard Golse, Divorce: résidence alternée de l’enfant (Divorce and joint physical custody). Archives de Pédiatrie, Vol. 21(4), 2014:441-443.
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Archives of Suicide Research
Huan Yang, Guangming Ran, Qi Chang & Xiang Niu, The Association between Parental Attachment and Youth Suicidal Ideation: A Three-Level Meta-analysis. Archives of Suicide Research, Published online 29 December, 2021.
Australian Family Lawyer
Kenneth Byrne, Brainwashing in Custody Cases: The Parental Alienation Syndrome. Australian Family Lawyer, Vol. 4(3), 1989:1-5.
Australian Journal of Family Law
Sandra S. Berns, Parents behaving badly: Parental alienation syndrome in the family court – magic bullet or poisoned chalice. Australian Journal of Family Law, Vol. 15(3), 2001:191–214.
Australian Journal of Psychology
Sian Balmer, Mandy Matthewson & Janet Haines, Parental alienation: Targeted parent perspective. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 70(1), 2017:91-99.
Saulyn Lee‐Maturana, Mandy Matthewson, Corinna Dwan & Kimberley Norris, Characteristics and experiences of targeted parents of parental alienation from their own perspective: A systematic literature review. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 71(2), 2019:83-91.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
Suzanne Jenkins, Are Children Protected in the Family Court? A Perspective from Western Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 23(3), 2013:145-152.
Behavioral Analysis in Practice
Heidi J. Eilers, The Utility of a Function-Based Approach to Intimate Partner Violence and Gender Bias in Family Courts. Behavioral Analysis in Practice, Vol. 12, 2019:869-878.
Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Hollida Wakefield & Ralph Underwager, Sexual abuse allegations in divorce and custody disputes. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol. 9(4), 1991:451-468.
Boston College Law Review
Kelly Schwartz, The Kids Are Not All Right: Using the Best Interest Standard to Prevent Parental Alienation and a Therapeutic Intervention Approach to Provide Relief. Boston College Law Review, Vol. 56(2), 2015:803-840.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria)
Roberta Pena, Hélio Lauar & Alcina Barros, Forensic psychiatry assessment during parental alienation claims: two cases with different outcomes. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 42(4), 2020:453-454.
British Journal of Social Work
Greg Mantle, Tina Moules, Ken Johnson, Jane Leslie, Sarah Parsons & Ray Shaffer. Whose Wishes and Feelings? Children’s Autonomy and Parental Influence in Family Court Enquiries." British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 37, 2007:785–805.
Comment: In this paper the authors discuss parental custody care, parental influence, parental manipulation
aimed at ‘turning the child against the other parent’ (context of coaching and brainwashing) and parental separation - obviously a publication discussng parts of the concept of PA but the authors do not use the term "parental alienation".
Cadernos De Dereito Actual (Spanish, Portuguese, English)
Margareth Vetis Zaganelli, Adrielly Pinto dos Reis & Bruna Velloso Parente, Parental alienation and international child abduction: international legal cooperation for safeguard the rights of children. Cadernos De Dereito Actual, Vol. 0(9), 2018:199-216. Also published in Humanidades & Tecnologia EM Revista (FINOM, Revista Multidisciplinar), Vol. 23, abr-jul, 2020:1-22.
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Cahiers Critiques de Thérapie Familiale et de Pratiques Réseaux (in French)
Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau, (Syndrome) d’Aliénation Parentale. Forme sous-estimée de maltraitance psychologique des enfants lors de séparations conflictuelles des parents. Cahiers Critiques de Thérapie Familiale et de Pratiques Réseaux, Vol. 61(2), 2018:109-125. Abstract in English
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne
Marie-Héléne. Gagné, Sylvie Drapeau & Rosalie Hénault, L'aliénation parentale: Un bilan des connaissances et des controverses [Parental alienation: An overview of research and controversy]. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, Vol. 46(2), 2005:73–87.
Československá psychologie (in Czech)
Olga Trampotová & Lenka Lacinová, Přehledové studie (Review study): Vtahování dětí do konfliktu mezi rodiči: Porovnání a kritické zhodnocení současných koncepcí (Children drawn into the interparental conflict: Critical review and comparation of contemporary conceptions). Československá psychologie, Vol. 59(1), 2015:57-70.
Child Abuse Review
Nigel Blagg & Eva Godfrey, Exploring Parent–Child Relationships in Alienated versus Neglected/Emotionally Abused. Children using the Bene‐Anthony Family Relations Test. Child Abuse Review, Vol. 27(6), 2018:486-496.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
William Bernet, Child custody evaluations. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 11(4), 2002:781-804.
Douglas Darnall, The Psychosocial Treatment of Parental Alienation. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 20(3), 2011:479-494.
Child and Family Social Work
Ricky Finzi-Dottan, Hadass Goldblatt & Orlee Cohen-Masica, The experience of motherhood for alienated mothers. Child and Family Social Work, Vol. 17(3), 2012:316-325.
Hui Chen, XiuYun Lin, Melissa Allen Heath & Wan Ding, Family violence and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms in Chinese children: The role of parental alienation and child emotion regulation. Child and Family Social Work, Vol. 25(4), 2020:964-972.
Child Development
Su Yeong Kim, Yang Hou & Yolanda Gonzalez, Language Brokering and Depressive Symptoms in Mexican‐American Adolescents: Parent–Child Alienation and Resilience as Moderators. Child Development,Vol. 88(3), 2017:867-888.
Children
Suzanne Verhaar, Mandy Louise Matthewson & Caitlin Bentley, The Impact of Parental Alienating Behaviours on the Mental Health of Adults Alienated in Childhood. Children, Vol. 9(4), 2022:1-16.
Children and Youth Services Review
Miguel Clemente & Dolores Padilla-Racero, Are children susceptible to manipulation? The best interest of children and their testimony. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 51, 2015:101-107.
William Bernet, Maria Cristina Verrocchio & Stanley Korosi, Yes, children are susceptible to manipulation: Commentary on article by Clemente and Padilla-Racero. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 56, 2015:135-138.
Miguel Clemente & Dolores Padilla-Racero, Facts speak louder than words: Science versus the pseudoscience of PAS. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 56, 2015:177-184.
Jennifer J. Harman, Sadie Leder-Elder & Zeynep Biringen, Prevalence of adults who are the targets of parental alienating behaviors and their impact. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 106, 104471, 2019:1-13.
T.M. Marques, I. Narciso & L.C. Ferreira, Empirical research on parental alienation: A descriptive literature review. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 119, 2020.
Ciencia Juridica (in Spanish)
José Manuel Calderón Calderón, Conferencia familiar restaurativa: estrategia de intervención en casos donde se presume alienación parental (Restorative Family Conference: Intervention Strategy in Cases of Parental Alienation). Ciencia Juridica, Vol. 10(20), 2021:147-164. English abstract.
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Ciencias Psicológicas
Zacavo Martinez Nelson, Ricardo Rev Clericus & Luciano Ponce, Escala ZICAP II: evaluación de alienación parental en niños de 9 a 15 años de padres separados en Chile. Ciencias Psicológicas, Vol. 15(1), 2021:1-15.
Clinica Terapeutica
Ignazio Grattagliano, Graziomaaria Corbi, Roberto Catanesi, Nicola Ferrara, A. Lisi & Carlo P. Campobasso, False accusations of sexual abuse as a mean of revenge in couple disputes. Clinica Terapeutica, Vol. 165(2), 2014:119-124.
Clinical Psychology Review (in Croatian)
Daniel Turkat, Ometanje susreta djeteta i roditelja u razvodu (Child visitation interference in divorce. ). Clinical Psychology Review, Vol. 14(8), 1994:737-742.
Clinical Social Work Journal
Virginia H. Luftman, Lane J. Veltkamp, James J. Clark, Sharon Lannacone & Howard Snooks, Practice Guidelines In Child Custody Evaluations for Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Clinical Social Work Journal, Vol. 33(3), 2005:327-357.
Cogent Psychology
Alan M. Jaffe, Melanie J. Thakkar & Pascale Piron, Denial of ambivalence as a hallmark of parental alienation. Cogent Psychology, Vol. 4, 2017:1-15.
Colorado Lawyer
Leona Kopetski, Identifying cases of parent alienation syndrome, Part I. Colorado Lawyer, 27(2), 1998:65–68.
Leona Kopetski, Identifying cases of parent alienation syndrome, Part II. Colorado Lawyer, 27(3), 1998:63–66.
Communication Reports
Lindsey S. Aloia & Claire Strutzenberg, Parent–Child Communication Apprehension: The Role of Parental Alienation and Self-Esteem. Communication Reports, Vol. 32(1), 2019:1-14 (first version/online).
Contemporary Family Therapy
Ludwig F. Lowenstein, Parent Alienation Syndrome: A Two Step Approach Toward a Solution. Contemporary Family Therapy, Vol. 20, 1998:505-520.
Counselling Psychology Review
Sue Whitcombe, Psychopathology and the conceptualisation of mental disorder: The debate around the inclusion of Parental Alienation in DSM-5. Counselling Psychology Review, Vol. 28(3), 2013:6-18.
Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice
Jenna Rowen & Robert Emery. Examining parental denigration behaviors of co-parents as reported by young adults and their association with parent–child closeness. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 3(3), 2014:165–177. Related Thesis.
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Court Review
Ira Daniel Turkat, On the Limitations of Child-Custody Evaluations, Court Review, Vol. 42(2), 2005:8-13.
Comment: This paper is indirectly relevant for PA but only briefly gives a reference to PA.
Cuadernos De Trabajo Social
Jesús Acevedo Alemán, Parental alienation among families in north-east Mexico. New challenges for social work. (La alienación parental, presente en familias del noroeste de México. Los nuevos retos del Trabajo Social.)
Cuadernos De Trabajo Social, Vol. 33(2), 2020:349-363.
Cultic Studies Review
Amy J.L. Baker, The Cult of Parenthood: A Qualitative Study of Parental Alienation. Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 4(1), 2005:1-20.
Lorna Goldberg, Review of Adult children of parental alienation syndrome: Breaking the ties that bind (Book Review). Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 7(7):2008:57-63.
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Jennifer J. Harman, William Bernet, and Joseph Harman, Parental Alienation: The Blossoming of a Field of Study. Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol. 28(2), 2019:212-217.
Current Opinion in Psychology
Jennifer J. Harman, Mandy Matthewson & Amy J.L. Baker, Losses experienced by children alienated from a parent. Current Opinion in Psychology, Vol. 43, 2022:7-12.
Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care
Herbert Schreier, Munchausen by Proxy. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, Vol. 34(3), 2004:126-143.
Comment: Munchausen by Proxy (also called Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) sometimes occur in cases of PA.
Current Psychology
Paloma Miralles, Carmen Godoy & Maria Dolores Hidalgo, Long-term emotional consequences of parental alienation exposure in children of divorced parents: A systematic review. Current Psychology, 25 November, 2021.
Developmental Psychology
Jennifer J Harman, Richard A Warshak, Demosthenes Lorandos & Matthew J Florian, Developmental psychology and the scientific status of parental alienation. Developmental Psychology, 2022:xx- (in press)
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja (Finnish Medical Journal, in Finnish)
Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm, Alienation of a child from one parent in divorce situation (In Finnish). Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja, Vol. 126(5), 2013:499-505.
EC Paedriatrics
Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau, Christiane Förster & Jorge Guerra González, “Demosthenes Lorandos, William Bernet, and SR Sauber (2013) Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals”. (Book Review). EC Paediatrics, Vol. 7(8), 2018: 820-822.
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ELSA Malta Law Review (European Law Students' Association)
Sylvana Brannon, A review of legal interventions in severe parental alienation cases. ELSA Malta Law Review, Vol. 7, 2020;128-139.
L’Encéphale (In French)
William Bernet, Understanding the reality of parental alienation. L’Encéphale, Vol. 43(6), 2017:507-509.
Paul Bensussan, Aliénation parentale, abus psychologique de l’enfant et DSM-5. L’Encéphale, Vol. 43, 2017:510-515.
Comment: In this article it is explained in detail how PA is covered by five of the already existing diagnosis in DSM-5.
Epidemiology and Psychiatry Sciences
Xiaoxiao Sun, Xuemei Qin, Mengjia Zhang, Aigang Yang, Xiaomei Ren & Qin Dai, Prediction of parental alienation on depression in left-behind children: A 12-month follow-up investigation. Epidemiology and Psychiatry Sciences, Vol. 30, 2021:1-8.
Éthique et Famille (in French)
Jean-Pierre Cambefort, Le Syndrome d'aliénation parentale: Menace pour la cohésion familiale. Éthique et Famille, Tome 1, 2011:155-172.
European Psychiatry
A.C.W.S. Salles B.M.Paulo J. de Matos, P-679 - Parental alienation - a seven year old girl with a long story in the Brazilian court. European Psychiatry, Vol. 27, Supplement 1, 2012 (one page?). Comment: This could possibly be from a proceedings publication or something similar.
Q. Dai, G. Yang, C. Hu, L. Wang, K. Liu, Y. Guang, R. Zhang, S. Xu, B. Liu, Y. Yang & Z.Z. Feng, The alienation of affection toward parents and influential factors in Chinese left-behind children. European Psychiatry, Vol. 39, 2017:114-122.
Family and Conciliation Courts Review
Chery Hysjulien, Barbara Wood & G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Child custody evaluations: A review of methods used in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, Vol. 32(4), 1994:466-489.
Mary Lund, A therapist's view of parental alienation syndrome. Family and Conciliation Courts Review,
Vol. 33(3), 1995:308-316.
Ex: Anita Vestal, Mediation and parental alienation syndrome: Considerations for an intervention model. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, Vol. 37(4), 1999:487-503.
Richard A. Warshak, Blanket restrictions: Overnight contact between parents and young children. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, Vol. 38(4), 2000:422-445. Comment: I (BC) do not have access to this publication but from what I can indirectly read about the article, it seems highly relevant for PA.
Family Court Journal
Kirk Weir, Intractable contact disputes - the extreme unreliability of children’s ascertainable wishes and feelings. Family Court Journal, Vol. 2(1), 2011:1-8.
Family Court Review
Anita Vestal, Mediation and Parental Alienation Syndrome: Considerations for an Intervention Model.
Family Court Review, Vol. 37(4), 1999:487-503.
Janet R. Johnston & Joan B. Kelly, Guest Editorial Notes. Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2005:246-248.
Joan B. Kelly and Janet R. Johnston, The Alienated Child: A Reformulation of Parental Alienation Syndrome. Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2001:249-266.
Justice R. James Williams, Should Judges Close the Gate on PAS and PA? Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2001:267-281.
S. Margaret Lee & Nancy W. Olesen, Assessing for Alienation in Child Custody and Access Evaluations.
Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2001:282-298.
Matthew J. Sullivan & Joan B. Kelly, Legal and Psychological Management of Cases with an Alienated Child. Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2001:299-315.
Janet R. Johnston, Marjorie Gans Walters & Steven Friedlander, Therapeutic Work with Alienated Children and Their Families. Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2001:316-333.
Lewis Zirogiannis, Evidentiary Issues with Parental Alienation Syndrome. Family Court Review, Vol. 39(3), 2001:334-343.
Anita K. Lample, Assessing for Alienation and Access in Child Custody Cases: A Response to Lee and Olesen. Family Court Review, Vol. 40(2), 2002:232-235.
Richard A. Gardner, Commentary on Kelly and Johnston's "The Alienated Child: A Reformulation of Parental Alienation Syndrome". Family Court Review, Vol. 42(4), 2004:611-621.
Janet R. Johnston & Joan B. Kelly, Rejoinder to Gardner's "Commentary on Kelly and Johnston's 'TheAlienated Child: A Reformulation of Parental Alienation Syndrome'". Family Court Review, Vol. 42(4), 2004:622-628.
Janet R. Johnston, Soyoung Lee Soyoung Lee, Nancy W. Olesen & Marjorie G. Walters, Allegations and Substantiations of Abuse in Custody.Disputing Families. Family Court Review, Vol. 43(2), 2005:283-294.
G. Kim Blank & Tara Ney, The (de)construction of conflict in divorce litigation: A discursive critique of "parental alienation syndrome" and "the alienated child". Family Court Review,Vol. 44(1), 2006:135-148.
Barbara Jo Fidler & Nicholas Bala, Guest editors' introduction to special issue on alienated children in divorce and separation: Emerging approaches for families and courts. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:6-9.
Barbara Jo Fidler & Nicholas Bala, Children Resisting Postseparation Contact with a Parent: Concepts, Controversies and Conundrums. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:10-47.
Richard A. Warshak, Family Bridges: Using Insights_from_Social Science to Reconnect Parents and Alienated Children. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:48-80.
Joan B. Kelly, Commentary on "Family Bridges: Using Insights from Social Science to Reconnect Parents and Alienated Children (Warshak, 2010). Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:81-90.
Richard A. Warshak & Mark R. Otis, Helping alienated children with family bridges: Practice, research, and the pursuit of humbition. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:91-97.
Steven Friedlander & Marjorie Gans Walters, When a Child Rejects a Parent: Tailoring the Intervention to Fit the Problem. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:98-111.
Janet R. Johnston & Judith Roth Goldman, Outcomes of Family Counseling Interventions with Children who Resist Visitation: An Addendum to Friedlander and Walters (2010). Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:112-115. Translation into French.
Matthew J. Sullivan, Peggie A. Ward & Robin M. Deutsch, Overcoming Barriers Family Camp: A Program for High-Conflict Divorced Families where a Child is Resisting Contact with a Parent. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:116-135.
Peter G. Jaffe, Dan Ashbourne & Alfred A. Mamo, Early Identification and Prevention of Parent-Child Alienation: A Framework for Balancing Risks and Benefits of Intervention. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:136-152.
Richard A. Warshak, Alienating audiences from innovation: The perils of polemics, ideology, and innuendo. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:153-163.
Nicholas Bala, Suzanne Hunt & Carolyn McCarney, Parental Alienation: Canadian Court Cases 1989–2008. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:164-179.
Hon. Donna J. Martinson, One case–one specialized judge: Why courts have a duty to manage alienation and other high-conflict cases. Family Court Review, Vol. 48(1), 2010:180-189.
Benjamin D. Garber, Parental alienation and the dynamics of the enmeshed parent-child dyad: Adultification, parentification, and infantilization. Family Court Review, Vol. 49(2), 2011:322-335.
Jeffrey T. Cookston & Wenson W. Fung, The kids' turn program evaluation: Probing change within a community-based intervention for separating families. Family Court Review, Vol. 49(2), 2011:348-363.
James N., Bow, Michael C. Gottlieb, Hon Gould-Saltman & Lesly Hendershot, Partners in the process: How attorneys prepare their clients for custody evaluations and litigation. Family Court Review, Vol. 49(4), 2011:750-759.
Kirk Weir, High-conflict contact disputes: Evidence of the extreme unreliability of some children's ascertainable wishes and feelings. Family Court Review, Vol. 49(4), 2011:788-800.
Jamie Rosen, The Child-s Attorney and the Alienated Child: Approaches to Resolving the Ethical Dilemma of Diminished Capacity. Family Court Review, Vol. 51(2), 2013:330-343.
Benjamin D. Garber, Cognitive-behavioral methods in high-conflict divorce: Systematic desensitization adapted to parent-child reunification interventions. Family Court Review, Vol. 53(1), 2015:96-112.
L.R. Greenberg, L.D. Fick & R.A. Schnider, Catching them before Too Much Damage is Done: Early
Intervention with Resistance-Refusal Dynamics. Family Court Review, Vol. 54(4), 2016:548-563.
Barbara Jo Fidler & Nicolas Bala (Eds.), Guest editors’ introduction to the 2020 special issue on parent-child contact problems: Concepts, controversies & conundrums. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:265-269.
Janet J. Johnston & Matthew J. Sullivan, Parental alienation: In search of common ground for a more differentiate theory. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:270-292.
William Bernet, Parental alienation and misinformation. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:293-307.
Aaron Robb, Methodological challenges in social science: Making sense of polarized and competing
research claims. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:308-321.
Demosthenes Lorandos, Parental alienation in U.S. Court, 1985 to 2018. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:322-339.
Madelyn S. Milchman, Robert Geffner & Joan S. Meier, Ideology and rhetoric replace science and reason in
some parental alienation literature and advocacy: A critique. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:340-361.
William Bernet, Response to “Ideology and Rhetoric Replace Science and Reason in Some Parental Alienation Literature and Advocacy: A Critique,” by Milchman, Geffner, and Meier. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:362-367.
Benjamin D. Garber, Dynamics, not Diagnoses. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:368-370.
Demosthenes Lorandos, Response to Milchman, Geffner, and Meier Ideology and Rhetoric Replace Science and Reason in Some Parental Alienation Literature and Advocacy: A Critique. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:371-372.
Aaron Robb, Misdirection and Double Standards Fail to Clarify Controversial Issues in Social Science. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:373-374.
Madelyn S. Milchman, Robert Geffner & Joan S. Meier, Putting Science and Reasoning Back Into the “Parental Alienation” Discussion: Reply to Bernet, Robb, Lorandos, and Garber. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:375-385.
Benjamin D. Garber, Sherlock Holmes and the case of resist/refuse dynamics: Confirmatory bias and abductive inference in child custody evaluations. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:386-402.
Fiona Morrison, E. Kay M. Tisdall & Jane E. M. Callaghan, Manipulation and domestic abuse in contested
contact - threats to children’s participation rights. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:403-416.
Michael Saini, Taini Laajasalo & Stacey Platt, Gatekeeping by allegations: An examination of verified, unfounded, and fabricated allegations of child maltreatment within the context of resist and refusal dynamics. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:417-431.
Richard Warshak, Risks and Realities of Working with Alienated Children. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:432-455.
Jackie Campbell, Children resisting contact with a parent due to abuse, alienation, or other causes: Can a proactive role for lawyers contribute to better outcomes? Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:456-469.
Robin Deutsch, Leslie Drozd, & Chioma Ajoku, Trauma-informed interventions in parent-child contact cases. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:470-487.
Lyn R. Greenberg, & Robert A. Schnider, We’re still taking x-rays but the patient is dying: What keeps us
from intervening more quickly in resist-refuse cases? Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:488-506.
Shely Polak, Tom Altobelli & Linda Popielarczyk, Responding to severe parent-child rejection cases with-out a parentectomy: A blended sequential intervention model and the role of the courts. Family Court Review,
Vol. 58(2), 2020:507-524.
Rebecca Bailey, Deborah Dana, Elizabeth Bailey & Frank Davis, The application of the polyvagal theory to high conflict co-parenting cases. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:525-543.
Philip Marcus, Innovative programs in Israel for prevention & responding to parental alienation:
Education, early identification and timely, effective intervention. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:544-559.
Francine Cyr, Karine Poitras & Elizabeth Godbout, An interdisciplinary case management protocol for child resistance or refusal dynamics. Family Court Review, 58(2), 2020:560-575.
Barbara Jo Fidler & Nicolas Bala, Concepts, Controversies and Conundrums of Alienation: Lessons Learned in a Decade and Reflections on Challenges Ahead. Family Court Review, 58(2) 576-603.
William Bernet, "Parental alienation and misinformation proliferation": Erratum. Family Court Review, Vol. 59(2), 2021:207.
Family Law Quarterly
Richard A. Warshak, Bringing Sense to Parental Alienation: A Look at the Disputes and the Evidence Family Relations. Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 37(2), 2003:273-301.
Michele A. Adams, Framing Contests in Child Custody Disputes: Parental Alienation Syndrome, Child Abuse, Gender, and Fathers’ Rights. Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 40(2), 2006:315-338.
Family Law Review
Ashish Joshi, A Is for Alienation: Tips on Litigating Parental Alienation in Custody Battles. Family Law Review, Vol. 53(1), 2021:8-10.
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Family Relations: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies
Richard A. Warshak, Payoffs and Pitfalls of Listening to Children. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science, Vol. 52(4), 2004:373-384.
Family Science Review
Edward Kruk, Parental Alienation as a Form of Emotional Child Abuse: Current State of Knowledge and Future Directions for Research. Family Science Review, Vol. 22(4), 2018:141-164.
Florida Bar Journal
Michael R. Walsh & J. Michael Bone. Parental alienation syndrome: An age old custody problem. Florida Bar Journal, June, 1997:93-96.
Robert A. Evans, Treatment considerations with children diagnosed with PAS. Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 80(4), 2006:69-72.
Frontiers in Psychology
Maria C. Verrocchio, Daniela Marchetti & Mario Fulcheri, Perceived Parental Functioning, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Distress in Adults Whose Parents are Separated/Divorced. Frontiers in Psychology,
Vol. 6(Article 1760), 2015:1-9.
Giornale di Neuropsichiatria dell'Eta Evolutiva (in Italian)
Giovanni Battista Camerini, Tiziana Magro, Ugo Sabatello, & Laura Volpini, La Parental Alienation: considerazioni cliniche, nosografiche e psicologico-giuridiche alla luce del DSM-5 (Parental alienation: Clinical, nosographic, psychological and legal considerations after DSM-5 presentation). Giornale di Neuropsichiatria dell'Eta Evolutiva, Vol. 34(1), 2014:29-48. English abstract.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Maria C. Verrocchio, Daniela Marchetti, Danilo Carrozzino, Angelo Compare & Mario Fulcheri, Depression and quality of life in adults perceiving exposure to parental alienation behaviors. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol. 17, Article 14, 2019:1-9.
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Laura Badenes-Ribera, Claudio Longobardi, Francesca Giovanna Maria Gastaldi & Mateo Angelo Fabris, The roles of attachment to parents and gender in the relationship between Parental criticism and muscle dysmorphia symptomatology in adolescence. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol. 26(1), 2021:513-528.
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Leo Sher, Parental Alienation: The Impact on Men's Mental Health. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, Vol. 29(3), 2017 (Mini Review, Published on line 13 November 2015)
Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science
Jenna Rowen & Robert E. Emery, Parental Denigration Boomerangs Versus Alienates: Parent-Child Closeness, Reciprocity, and Well-Being Using Multiple Informants. Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science, Vol. 68(1), 2019:119-134.
International Cultic Studies Association
Amy JL. Baker, Resisting the pressure to choose between parents: A school-based program. International Cultic Studies Association, Vol. 3(1), 2012:8-13. (BH)
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Hongsheng Liu, Lige Liu & Xiaoyi Jin, The Impact of Parental Remote Migration and Parent-Child Relation Types on the Psychological Resilience of Rural Left-Behind Children in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 17(15), 5388, 2020:1-19.
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review
Christine Giancarlo & Kara Rottmann, Kids Come Last: The Effect of Family Law Involvement in Parental Alienation. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, Vol. 9, 2015:27-42. (BH
International Journal of Psychiatry Research
Wilhelm von Boch-Galhau, Parental Alienation: A Serious Form of Child Psychological Abuse and a World-wide Health Problem, that Affects Children and Victim Parents all Over the World. International Journal of Psychiatry Research, Vol. 4(5), 2021:1-12.
International Journal of Psychology
Stan Korosi, A Hopeful Presentation on Reconnection and Reunification after a History of Parental Alienation. International Journal of Psychology (Special Issue: 31st International Congress of Psychology, 24–29 July 2016, Yokohama, Japan), Vol. 51(S1), 2016:580.
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Anna Lubrano Lavadera, Stefano Ferracuti & Marisa Malagoli Togliatti, Parental alienation syndrome in Italian legal arguments: An exploratory study. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Vol. 35, 2012:334-342. (BH)
Philip Marcus, The Israel Family Court – Therapeutic jurisprudence and jurisprudential therapy from the start. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Vol. 63, 2019:68-75.
International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice
Deborah Goldfarb, Sidnei Priolo-Filho, Janelle Sampana, Donna Shestowsky, Samara Wolpe, Lucia C. A. Williams & Gail S. Goodman, International Comparison of Family Court Professionals’ Perceptions of Parental Alienation and Child Sexual Abuse Allegations. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. 2(4), 2019:323-341.
International Journal of Transgenderism
Richard Green, Parental alienation syndrome and the transsexual parent. International Journal of Transgenderism, Vol. 9(1), 2006:9-13.
International Lawyer
Barbara Bevando Sobal & M. William Hilton, Article 13 (b) of the Hague Convention Treaty: Does It Create a Loophole for Parental Alienation Syndrome—an Insidious Abduction? International Lawyer, Vol. 35(3), 2001:997-1025.
Irish Journal of Family Law
Brian O'Sullivan, The Alienated Child, Irish Journal of Family Law, Vol. 16(1), 2013:20-23.
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Issues in Child Abuse Allegations
James J. Krivacska, Review of the book The Parental Alienation Syndrome and the differentiation between fabricated and genuine child sex abuse, by Richard A. Gardner. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, Vol. 1(1), 1989:55-56.
Hollida Wakefield & Ralph Underwager, Manipulating the Child Sexual Abuse System. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations (Institute for Psychological Therapies), Vol. 1(2), 1989:58-67.
Deirdre Conway Rand, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Integration of Classic and Contemporary Types. Issues in Child Abuse Allegations, Vol. 2(2), 1990:83-89. Comment: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, MSP, is sometimes part of alienating behavior - in this article PAS is referred to as a subtype of MSP.
Hollida Wakefield & Ralph Underwager, Personality characteristics of parents making false accusations of sexual abuse in custody disputes. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations (Institute for Psychological Therapies), Vol. 2(3), 1990:121–136. (BH)
Deirdre Conway Rand, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: A Complex Type of Emotional Abuse Responsible for Some False Allegations of Child Abuse in Divorce. Issues in Child Abuse Allegations, Vol. 5(3), 1993:xx-xx.
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Japanese Journal for Law and Psychology
Fujiko Goto , Satoshi Aoki & Yukihiro Mashiko,離婚による親子引き離しの問題点と共同親権の可能性 : 法と心理学の対話(法と心理学会第13回大会ワークショップ) (Problems of parent-child separation due to divorce and possibility of joint custody: Dialogue between law and psychology (Also presented at 13th Annual Meeting of the Society of Law and Psychology)). Japanese Journal for Law and Psychology, Vol. 13(1), 2013:14-17.
Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Deana S. Goldin & Debra Salani, Parental Alienation Syndrome: What Health Care Providers Need to Know. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Vol. 16(5), 2020:344-348.
Journal of Adolescence
Meghan C.C. Blattner, Belle Liang, Terese Lund & Renatée Spencer, Searching for a sense of purpose: The role of parents and effects on self-esteem among female adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, Vol. 36(5), 2013:839-848.
Journal of Case Reports & Imaging
Wilhelm von Boch-Galhau, Parental Alienation - A Worldwide Health Problem. Journal of Case Reports & Imaging, Vol. 4(4), 2020:1-5.
Journal of Child and Family Issues
Paolo Roma, Daniela Marchetti, Cristina Mazza, Eleonora Ricci, Lilybeth Fontanesi & Maria Cristina Verro-cchio, A Comparison of MMPI-2 Profiles Between Parental Alienation Cases and Custody Cases. Journal of Child and Family Issues, Vol. 31, 2022:1196-1206.
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Maria Cristina Verrocchio & Amy J.L. Baker, Italian Adults' Recall of Childhood Exposure to Parental Loyalty Conflicts. Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 24(1), 2013:95-105.
Amy J. L. Baker & Maria Cristina Verrocchio, Parental Bonding and Parental Alienation as Correlates of Psychological Maltreatment in Adults in Intact and Non-intact Families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 24(10), 2015:3047-3057.
Laura Lamminen, Linda J. Gottlieb: The Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Family Therapy and Collaborative Systems Approach to Amelioration (Book Review). Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 22(6), 2013:879-880.
Diego Boerchi, Giulio D'Urso & Ugo Pace, The mediating role of students' perception of parental behaviours between parental attachment and school choice exploration. Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 28(12), 2019:3499-3507.
Ana Tavares, Carla Crespo & Maria Teresa Ribeiro, Psychological adaptation and beliefs in targeted parents: A study in the context of parental alienation. Journal of Child and Family Studies,Vol. 29(8), 2020:2281-2289.
Ana Tavares, Carla Crespo & Maria Teresa Ribeiro, What Does it Mean to be a Targeted Parent? Parents’ Experiences in the Context of Parental Alienation. Journal of Child and Family Studies., Vol. 30(1), 2021:1370-1380.
Journal of Child Custody
Richard Bond, The Lingering Debate Over the Parental Alienation Syndrome Phenomenon. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 4(1/2), 2008:37-54. (The linked text says 2007 but no issues were published that year, instead both volumes 4 and 5 were published in 2008)
Elizabeth Ellis, A stepwise approach to evaluating children for parental alienation syndrome. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 4(1/2), 2008:55-78.
Marjorie Gans Walters & Steven Friedlander, Finding a Tenable Middle Space: Understanding the Role of Clinical Interventions When a Child Refuses Contact with a Parent. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 7(4), 2010:287-328.
Pamela S. Ludolph & James N. Bow, Complex Alienation Dynamics and Very Young Children. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 9(3), 2012:153-178.
Benjamin D. Garber, The chameleon child: Children as actors in the high conflict divorce drama. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 11(1), 2014:25-40.
Madelyn Simring Milchman, The complementary roles of scientific and clinical thinking in child custody evaluations. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 12(2), 2015:97-128.
Philip Marcus, Parental responsibilities: Reformulating the paradigm for parent–child relationships Part 2:
Who has responsibilities to children and what are these responsibilities? Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 14(2-3), 2017:106-133.
Bruna Calado, Henry Otgaar & Peter Muris, Are children better witnesses than adolescents? Developmental trends in different false memory paradigms. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 15(4), 2019:330-348.
Comment: This journal has published other articles opposed to the concept of PA.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Linda S. Smith, Family-Based Therapy for Parent-Child Reunification. Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 72(5), 2016:498-512.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Tuppett M. Yates, Allison J. Tracy & Suniya S. Luthar, Nonsuicidal self-injury among "privileged" youths: Longitudinal and cross-sectional approaches to developmental process. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 76(1), 2008:52-62. Comment: This paper mentions PA.
Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
John Dunne & Marsha Hedrick, The Parental Alienation Syndrome: An Analysis of Sixteen Selected Cases. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 21(3/4), 1994:21-38.
Richard A. Gardner, Recommendations for Dealing with Parents who Induce a Parental Alienation Syndrome in Their Children,Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 28(3/4), 1998:1-23.
Lon Paul Bokker, Roy C. Farley & William Bailey, The Relationship Between Custodial Status and Emotional Well-being Among Recently Divorced Fathers. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 44(3-4), 2006:83-98.
Amy J.L. Baker & Douglas Darnall, Behaviors and Strategies Employed in Parental Alienation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 45(1/2), 2006:97-124.
Jennifer Gerber Moné & Zeynep Biringen, Perceived Parent-Child Alienation: Empirical Assessment of Parent-Child Relationships Within Divorced and Intact Families. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 45(3), 2006:131-156.
Amy J.L Baker & Douglas C. Darnall, A construct study of the eight symptoms of severe parental alienation syndrome: a survey of parental experiences. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 47(1/2), 2007:55–76.
Ludwig Fred Lowenstein, Attachment Theory and Parental Alienation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage,
Vol. 51(3), 2010:157-168.
Amy J.L. Baker & Jaclyn Chambers, Adult recall of childhood exposure to parental conflict: Unpacking the black box of parental alienation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 52(1), 2011:55-76.
Amy J.L. Baker & Naomi Ben-Ami, To Turn a Child Against a Parent Is To Turn a Child Against Himself: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Exposure to Parental Alienation Strategies on Self-Esteem and Well-Being. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 52(7), 2011:472-489.
Jennifer Gerber Moné, David Macphee, Sharon K. Anderson & James H. Banning, Family members’ narratives of divorce and interparental conflict: implications for parental alienation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 52(8), 2011:642-667.
Elisabeth Godbout & Claudine Parent, The Life Paths and Lived Experiences of Adults Who Have Experienced Parental Alienation: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 53(1), 2012:34-54.
Jennifer Gerber Moné & Zeynep Biringen, Assessing Parental Alienation: Empirical Assessment of College Students' Recollections of Parental Alienation During Their Childhoods. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 53(3), 2012:157-177.
Amy J.L. Baker, Barbara Burkhard & Jane Albertson-Kelly, Differentiating Alienated from Not Alienated Children. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 53(3), 2012:178-193.
Emad Gith, The attitude of the Shari'a courts to parental alienation syndrome: Understanding the dynamics of the syndrome in Arab society. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 54(7), 2013:537-549.
Amy J.L. Baker & Maria C. Verrocchio, Italian College Student-Reported Childhood Exposure to Parental Alienation: Correlates With Well-Being. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 54(8), 2013:609-628.
Ludwig Fred Lowenstein, What can yet be done with older children who have been long-term victims of parental alienation? Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 56(6), 2015:513-515.
Ludwig Fred Lowenstein, Contrasting complex with highly complex contact disputes between parents. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 56(7), 2015:590-594.
Amy J.L. Baker& Amy Eichler. The linkage between parental alienation behaviors and child alienation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. Vol. 57(7), 2016:475-484.
Sanford L. Braver & Michael E. Lamb, Shared parenting after parental separation: The views of 12 experts. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 59(5), 2018:272-389.
Gena A. Rowlands, Parental Alienation: A Measurement Tool. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 60(4), 2019:316-331.
Benjamin D. Garber, For the Love of Fluffy: Respecting, Protecting, and Empowering Transitional Objects in the Context of High-Conflict Divorce. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 60(7), 2019:552-565.
Richard A. Warshak, Reclaiming Parent–Child Relationships: Outcomes of Family Bridges with Alienated Children. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 60(8), 2019:645–667.
Amy J.L. Baker, Colleen Murray & Kevin Adkins, Parameters of Reunification Therapy and Predictors of Treatment Success in High Conflict Divorce Cases: A Survey of Mental Health Professionals. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 61(8), 2020:314-325.
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Journal of Emotional Abuse
Janet R. Johnston, Marjorie G. Walters & Nancy W. Olesen, Is It AlienatingParenting, Role Reversal or Child Abuse? A Study of Children's Rejection of aParentin Child Custody Disputes. Journal of Emotional Abuse,
Vol. 5(4), 2005:191-218.
Journal of Family Issues
C. Poustie, M. Matthewson & S. Balmer, The Forgotten Parent: The Targeted Parent Perspective of Parental Alienation. Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 39(12), 2018:3298-3323.
Jay Fagan & Marina Barnett, The Relationship Between Maternal Gatekeeping, Paternal Competence, Mothers' Attitudes About the Father Role, and Father Involvement. Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 24(8), 2003:1020-1043. Comment: This paper is not referring to PA but some of what has been studied is relevant for the PA topic.
Paolo Roma, Daniela Marchetti, Cristina Mazza, Franco Burla & Maria Cristina Verrocchio, MMPI-2 Profiles of Mothers Engaged in Parental Alienation. Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 42(8), 2021:722-740.
Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention
Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau, Christiane Förster & Jorge Guerra Gonzalez, Book Review: Demosthenes Lorandos, William Bernet & Richard Sauber (2013), Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals. Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention, Vol. 5(6), 2013:115-117.
Saulyn Lee-Maturana, Mandy Matthewson & Corinna Dwan, Ten Key Findings on Targeted Parents’ Experiences: Towards a Broader Definition of Parental Alienation. Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 0(0), 2021:1-29, in press).
Journal of Family Psychology
Jennifer J. Harman, Zeynep Biringen, Ellen M. Ratajack, Pearl L. Outland & Allyson Kraus, Parents Behaving Badly: Gender Biases in the Perception of Parental Alienating Behaviors. Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 30(7), 2016:866-874.
Journal of Family Therapy
Kate Templer, Mandy Matthewson, Janet Haines & Georgina Cox, Recommendations for best practice in response to parental alienation: findings from a systematic review. Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39(1), 2017:103-122.
Jennifer Harman, Luke Saunders & Tamara Afifi, Evaluation of the Turnings Points for Families (TPFF) program for severely alienated children. Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 44(2), 2021:279-298.
Journal of Family Trauma Child Custody & Child Development
Elena Andreopoulos & Alison Wexler, The "solution" to parental alienation: A critique of the turning points and overcoming barriers reunification programs. Journal of Family Trauma Child Custody & Child Development, 15 March, 2022:1-21. Anti-PA??
Journal of Family Violence
Ira Daniel Turkat, Divorce related malicious mother syndrome. Journal of Family Violence, Vol. 10(3), 1995:253-264.
Jennifer J. Harman, Demosthenes Lorandos, Zeynep Biringen & Caitlyn M. Grubb, Gender Differences in the Use of Parental Alienating Behaviors. Journal of Family Violence, Vol. 35(5), 2020:459-469.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
William Bernet, Amy J. L. Baker & Maria Cristina Verrocchio, Symptom Checklist‐90‐Revised Scores in Adult Children Exposed to Alienating Behaviors: An Italian Sample. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 60(2), 2015:357-362.
Maria Cristina Verrocchio, Amy J.L. Baker & William Bernet, Associations between Exposure to Alienating Behaviors, Anxiety, and Depression in an Italian Sample of Adults. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 61(3), 2016:692-698.
Amy J.L. Baker, Mariann Asayan & Alianna LaCheen-Baker, Best Interest of the Child and Parental Alienation: A Survey of State Statutes. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 61(4), 2016:1011-1016.
William Bernet, Nilgun Gregory & Ronald P. Rohner, An Objective Measure of Splitting in Parental Alienation: The Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 63(3), 2018:776-783.
William Bernet, Nilgun Gregory, Ronald P. Rohner & Kathleen M. Reay, Measuring the Difference Between Parental Alienation and Parental Estrangement: The PARQ-Gap. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 65(4), 2020:1225-1234.
William Bernet, Amy J.L. Baker & K.L. Adkins II, Definitions and terminology regarding child alignments, estrangement, and alienation: A survey of custody evaluators. Journal of Forensic Sciences (2021-2022, in press).
Journal of Personality
Robert S. Horton, Geoff Bleau, and Brian Drwecki, Parenting narcissus: what are the links between parenting and narcissism? Journal of Personality, Vol. 74(2), 2006:345-376. (BH)
Comment: In this article narcissism is analyzed in the "softer" sense - not the formal psychiatric diagnosis NPD. The authors discuss "healthy" as well as "unhealthy" narcissism. "Parental alienation" is not mentioned as words in the paper but the concept is clearly built into the text, for example (p. 350): " According to this perspective, narcissism develops when the parent regards the child as a means by which to satisfy selfish motives, not as an individual to be nurtured. In this unfortunate case, the parent’s identity is enmeshed with the child’s, and the parent subverts the development of the child’s independent sense of self rather than risk a symbolic loss to his or her own self.
Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services
Michelle M. Farkas, An introduction to parental alienation syndrome. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, Vol. 49(4), 2011:20-26.
Journal of Psychopathology
Alberto Siracusano, Ylenia Barone, Giulia Lisi & Cinzia Niolu, Parental alienation syndrome or alienating parental relational behaviour disorder: a critical overview. Journal of Psychopathology, Vol. 21, 2015:231-238.
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Journal of Public Health
Simone Frizell Reiter, Stefán Hjorleifsson, Hans Johan Breidablik & Eivind Meland, Impact of divorce and loss of parental contact on health complaints among adolescents. Journal of Public Health, Vol. 35(2), 2013:278-285.
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
Mariachiara Feresin, Parental alienation (syndrome) in child custody cases: survivors' experiences and the logic of psychosocial and legal services in Italy. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Vol. 42(1), 2020:56-67.
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
William Bernet, Case study: allegations of abuse created in a single interview. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.36(7), 1997:966-970.
Stephen P. Herman, Practice parameters for child custody evaluation. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 36(10), 1997:57S-68S.
Stephen P. Herman & William Bernet, AACAP Official Action. Summary of the practice parameters for child custody evaluation. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 36(12), 1997:1784-1787.
Brian Zimnitzky, Review of A Family's Heartbreak: A Parent's Introduction to Parental Alienation (Book Review). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 50(10), 201:1079-1080.
William Bernet, Marianne Z. Wamboldt & William E. Narrow, Child Affected by Parental Relationship Distress. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 55(7), 2016:571-579.
William Bernet, Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 56(8), 2017:713-714.
William Bernet & Laurence L. Greenhill, The Five-Factor Model for the Diagnosis of Parental Alienation, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Published on line, 16 December, 2021.
Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Ira Turkat, Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Review of Critical Issues. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 18(1), 2002:131-176.
Richard A. Warshak, Parental Alienation: Overview, Management, Intervention, and Practice Tips.
Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 28(1), 2015:181-248.
Milfred D. Dale, Jonathan Gould & Alyssa Levine, Cross-examining Experts in Child Custody: The Necessary Theories and Models . . . with Instructions. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 33(2), 2021:327-391.
Jacqueline M. Valdespino & Laura W. Morgan, Guardians Ad Litem: Confidentiality and Privilege. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 33(2), 2021:517-541.
Marissa Mallon. Comment, Post-Separation Parent-Child Contact Problems: Understanding a Child's Rejection of a Parent and Interventions Beyond Custody Reversal. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 33(2), 2021:609-643.
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Janet R. Johnston, Parental alignments and rejection: An empirical study of alienation of children of divorce. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 31, 2003:158-170. (BH)
Eugene Falco, Commentary: Children and Divorce. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 31, 2003:171-172.
Timothy M. Houchin, John Ranseen, Phillip A.K. Hash & Daniel J. Bartnicki, The parental alienation debate belongs in the courtroom, not in DSM-5. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 40(1), 2012:127-131.
Linda J. Gottlieb, Letter to the Editor (Response to T. Houchin et al.). Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 40(3), 2012:445-446.
Timothy M. Houchin, John Ranseen, Phillip A. Hash & Daniel J. Barnicki, Reply from the Editor (Response to Linda J. Gottlieb). Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 40(3), 2012:447-448.
Judith M. Pilla, Letter to the Editor (Response to T. Houchin et al., The Parental Alienation Debate Belongs in the Courtroom, Not in DSM-5). Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 40(3), 2012:446.
Michael H. Stone, Letter to the Editor (Response to Houchin et al.), Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 40(3), 2012:447.
Cheryl D. Wills (Book Review), Parental Alienation: The Handbook For Mental Health and Legal Professionals. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 43(2), 2015:258-259.
Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis
Richard A. Gardner, Sex-abuse hysteria: Diagnosis, etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 37(3), 1993:2-5.
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Académie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent
Normand Carrey, Coasting to DSM-5 - Parental Alienation Syndrome and Child Psychiatric Syndromes: We are what and who we define(Editorial), Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Académie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Vol. 20(3), 2011:163.
P. Susan Penfold, Book Review: Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind (Amy JL Baker).Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Académie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Vol. 17(4), 2008:232.
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Duk Soo Moon, Myung Hoon Lee, Dong Sun Chung & Young Sook Kwack, Custody Evaluation in High-conflict Situations Focused on Domestic Violence and Parental Alienation Syndrome. Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 31(2), 2020:66-73.
Juvenile and Family Court Journal
Patricia van Horn & Betsy Mcalister Groves, Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Making Trauma‐Informed Custody and Visitation Decisions.Juvenile and Family Court Journal, Vol. 57(1), 2009:51-60.
La Revue d'Action Juridique et Sociale (in French)
Jean Pannier, Autorité parentale: Droit de visite et d'hébergement: Aliénation parentale [Parental authority: Rights of access and accommodation: Parental alienation]. La Revue d'Action Juridique et Sociale, 2007:27058-27062.
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Maltrattamento e Abuso all’Infanzia (In Italian)
Marisa Malagoli Togliatti & Franci Marta, La sindrome di alienazione genitoriale (PAS): Studi e ricerche. Maltrattamento e Abuso all’Infanzia, Vol. 7(3), 2005:39-63.
Maria Luisa Gennari & Giancarlo Tamanza, Alienazione Genitoriale (PAS) e procedimenti di Consulenza Tecnica d'Ufficio: Evidenze cliniche dall'analisi di alcune valutazioni (Parental alienation (PAS) and Child Custody Evaluation: Clinical suggestions from some cases' analysis). Maltrattamento e Abuso All'Infanzia: Rivista Interdisciplinare, Vol. 19(1), 2017:13-27.
Sue Whitcombe, Powerless to parent; powerless to protect: The experiences of alienated parents in the UK. Maltrattamento e Abuso All'Infanzia: Rivista Interdisciplinare, Vol. 19(1), 2017:47-66.
Maria C. Verrocchio & D. Marchetti, L’intervento nei casi di alienazione genitoriale: Una rassegna sistematica della letteratura [Intervention in cases of parental alienation: A systematic review of the literature]. Maltrattamento e Abuso All'Infanzia: Rivista Interdisciplinare, Vol. 19(1), 2017:67–83.
Michigan Family Law Journal
Ashish S. Joshi, Parental Alienation: The Problem (Part One of a Two-Part Series). Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 46(8), 2016:7-10.
Ashish S. Joshi, Parental Alienation: Remedies (Part Two of a Two-Part Series). Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 46(9), 2016:6-12.
Ashish S. Joshi, Parental Alienation and the Role of GALs and LGALs (Part One of Two). Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 48(7), 2018:20-25.
Ashish S. Joshi, Parental Alienation and the Role of GALs and LGALs (Part Two of Two). Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 48(8), 2018:17-22.
Ashish S. Joshi, Temporary No-Contact Orders: The Necessary Ingredient for Effective Reunification in Cases Involving Parental Alienation. Part 1. Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 50(2), 2020:13-18.
Ashish S. Joshi, Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence: Two Sides of the Same Coin. Part 1. Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 50(8), 2020:13-17.
Ashish S. Joshi, Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence: Two Sides of the Same Coin. Part 2. Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 50(10), 2020:11-17.
Ashish S. Joshi, Coercive Control: What Family Practitioners Should Know About This Insidious Form of Mental Abuse. Michigan Family Law Journal, Vol. 51(9), 2021:17-21.
Neuropsychiatrie (In German, Also translated into English and Swedish)
W. von Boch-Galhau, Parental Alienation (Syndrome) - Eine ernst zu nehmende Form von psychischer Kindermisshandlung. Neuropsychiatrie, Vol. 32, 2018:133-148.
New Hampshire BAR Journal
Peggie Ward & J. Campbell Harvey, Family Wars: The Alienation of Children. New Hampshire BAR Journal, Vol. 34(1), March 1993:___.
North Dakota Law Review
Douglas Darnall, Parental Alienation: Not in the Best Interest of the Children North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 75(2), 1999:323-364.
Louann C. McGlyn, Parent and Child-Custody and Control of Child: Parental Alienation: Trash Talking the Non-Custodial Parent Is Not Okay. North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 77(3), 2001:525-548.
NYSBAR Family Law Review
Chaim Steinberger, Father? What Father? Parental Alienation and Its Effect on Children. Part One. NYSBAR Family Law Review, Vol. 38(1), 2006:10-24.
Paidéia
Paula Inez Cunha Gomide, Everline Bedin Camargo & Marcia Gonzales Fernandes, Análise das Propriedades Psicométricas da Escala de Alienação Parental. (Analysis of the psychometric properties of a parental alienation scale.) Paidéia, Vol. 26(65), 2016:291-298.
Partner Abuse
Elizabeth A. Bates, "I am still afraid of her": Men's experiences of post-separation abuse. Partner Abuse, Vol. 10(3), 2019:336-358.
Pediatrics and Child Health
Giulio Perrotta, Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): Definition, humanistic profiles and clinical hypothesis of absorption with “adaptation disorder”. Clinical evidences. Pediatrics and Child Health, Vol. 6(1), 2021:36-42.
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Prakticky Lekar (in Czech)
J. Svarc & E. Bakalar, Parental alienation syndrome: Genesis, diagnosis and therapy. Prakticky Lekar, Vol. 84(0), 2004:40-45.
Problems of Forensic Sciences
Alicja Czerederecka, Cognitive processes of parents fighting for custody and parental alienation syndrome observed in their children (Procesy poznawcze rodziców walczycych o przejêcie opieki nad dzieckiem a syndrom oddzielenia od drugoplanowego opiekuna (PAS)). Problems of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 61, 2005:19-29.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Benjamin D. Garber, Therapist alienation: Foreseeing and forestalling dynamics undermining therapies with children. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 35(4), 2004:357–363.
Richard A. Warshak, Ten parental alienation fallacies that compromise decisions in court and in therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 46(4), 2015:235-249.
Michael R. Bütz & F. Barton Evans, Factitious disorder by proxy, parent alienation, and the argument for interrelated multidimensional diagnoses. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 50(6), 2019:364-375.
Related book: Michael R. Bütz, Parental Alienation and Factitious Disorder by Proxy Beyond DSM-5: Interrelated Multidimensional Diagnoses (2020:1-332).
Psicologia Clinica (in Portuguese)
Soraya Maria Pandolfi Koch Hack & Vera Regina Röhnelt Ramires, Adolescência e divórcio parental: Continuidades e rupturas dos relacionamentos (Adolescence and parental divorce: Relationship continuity and rupture). Psicologia Clínica, Vol. 22(1), 2010:85–97. Abstract in English.
Psicologia Psicoterapia e Salute (in Italian)
Maria Cristina Verrocchio, La Sindrome di Alienazione Genitoriale. Psicologia Psicoterapia e Salute, Vol. 13(3), 2007: 371-396.
Psicopatología Clínica Legal y Forense (in Spanish)
M. Cartié, R. Casany, R. Domínguez, C. Gamero, C. García, M. González & C. Pastor, Análisis descriptivo de las características asociadas al síndrome de alienación parental (SAP) [Descriptive analysis of characteristics associated with parental alienation syndrome (PAS)]. Psicopatología Clínica Legal y Forense, Vol. 5(1-3), 2005:5-29.
Psicothema (in Spanish
Marisol Lila & Enrique Gracia, Determinants of parental acceptance-rejection. Psicothema, Vol. 17(1), 2005:107-111.
Ramón J. Vilalta Suárez, Descripción del Síndrome de Alienación Parental en una muestra forense (Description of the Parental Alienation Syndrome in a Forensic Sample). Psicothema, Vol. 23(4), 2011:636-641.
Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar (Current Approaches in Psychiatry)
Fuat Torun, Ebeveyn Yabancılaştırma Sendromu (Parental alienation syndrome). Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar, Vol. 3(3), 2011:466-482.
Psychiatria Danubina
Leo Sher, Parental Alienation and Suicide in Men. Psychiatria Danubina, 2015; Vol. 27(3), 2015:288–289.
Psychiatria polska (in Polish)
Irena Namysłowska, Janusz Heitzman & Anna Siewierska,Gardner syndrome-parent alienation syndrome (PAS). Diagnosis or family reality? Psychiatria polska, Vol. 43(1), 2009:5-17.
Alicja Czerederecka, Potrzeba profesjonalnej dyskusji na temat PAS (The need for professional debate about PAS). Psychiatria Polska, Vol. 44(1), 2010:13-26.
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Psychoanalytic Inquiry
Linda Gunsberg, Interlude: What I learned from the Edenton "Little Rascals" sex abuse trial.
Psychoanalytic Inquiry, Vol. 29(6), 2009:512.
Moisy Shopper, What I Learned From the Edenton “Little Rascals” Sex Abuse Trial. Vol. 29(6), 2009:513-527?? The full paper should be checked!
Psychological Bulletin
Jennifer Jill Harman, Edward Kruk & Denise A. Hines, Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence. Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 144(12), 2018:1275-1299.
Psychologist Papers (same journal as Papeles del Psicólogo, not counted twice)
R. Vilalta & Maxime Winberg Noda, On the myth of parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and the DSM-5.Psychologist Papers, Vol. 38(3), 2017:224-231. Comments: The authors deflect from the PA issue in two ways:
1. They do not discuss PA as a pathological family dynamic - the focus is built around the semantics relating to PAS. 2. The concept of PA is built into five already existing diagnosis in the DSM-5.
Psychology in the Schools
Raymond L. Calabrese, John W. Miller & Buddy Dooley, The identification of alienated parents and children: Implications for school psychologists. Psychology in the Schools, Vol. 24(2), 1987:145-150.
Psychology and Law
Bruna Barbieri Waquim, Induced family alienation: new data and new considerations on parental alienation. Part II. Psychology and Law, Vol. 9(2), 2019:296-308.
Psychology, Public Policy and the Law
Richard A. Warshak, When evaluators get it wrong: False positive IDs and parental alienation. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, Vol. 26(1), 2020:54-68.
Jennifer J. Harman & Demosthenes Lorandos, Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, Vol. 27(2), 2021:184-208.
Revista Argentina de Clinica Psicologica (in Spanish)
Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau, Sindrome de Alienacion Parental (PAS): Influencia de la separacion y el divorcio sobre la vida adulta de los hijos (Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): Influence of separation and divorce of offspring on adult life). Revista Argentina de Clinica Psicologica, Vol. 11(2), 2002:113-138.
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry)
Roberta Pena, Hélio Lauar & Alcina Barros, Forensic psychiatry assessment during parental alienation claims: two cases with different outcomes. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Vol. 42(2), 2020:453-454.
Revista Chilena de Pediatria (in Spanish)
Ana Margarita Maida S, Viviana Herskovic M. & Bernardita Prado A, Síndrome de alienación parental (Parental Alienation Syndrome). Revista Chilena de Pediatria, Vol. 82(6), 2011:485-492. English Abstract.
Revista Conrado (in Spanish)
Marbelle Sofìa Espinosa Encarnación, Byron Gustavo Pucha Peláez & Mónica Eloiza Ramón Merchán, La Custodia Compartida un Paliativo al Síndrome de Alienación Parental (Custody shared a appliative to parental alienation syndrome). Revista Conrado, Vol. 16/73), 2020:434-441. English abstract.
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Revista De Investigaciones-Universidad Del Quindio
Isi Verónica Lara-Andrade, Genny Guadalupe Mora-Fonz & Viviana Castellanos-Suárez, Alienación parentale a la luz de la legislación del estado de Tabasco, México (Parental alienation in light of the legislation of the state of Tabasco, Mexico). Revista De Investigaciones-Universidad Del Quindio, Vol. 32(2), 2020:77-87.
Revista Do Curso De Direito Do UNIFOR (in Portuguese)
Rafaella Santana Carnavalli, Os ditames das leis brasileiras e a alienação parental (AP): da construção da lei da alienação parental à possibilidade de sua revogação (The dictates of Brazilian law and parental alienation: From construction of the law of parental sale to the possibility of its revocation). Revista Do Curso De Direito Do UNIFOR, Vol. 11(2), 2020:68-96. English abstract.
Revista Interamericana de Psicologia (Interamerican Journal of Psychology)
Andréa Faccini & Vera Regina Röhnelt Ramires, Vínculos afetivos e capacidade de mentalização na alienação parental (Bonds and mentalization capacity in parental alienation). Revista Interamericana de Psicologia, Vol. 46(2), 2012:199-208. In Portuguese, English Abstract.
Revista Psicología Educativa (in Spanish)
José Manuel Aguilar Cuenca, Interferencias de las relaciones paterno filiales: El Síndrome de alienación parental y las nuevas formas de violencia contra la infancia. Revista Psicología Educativa, Vol. 13(2), 2007:101-116.
Revue de Psychoeducation (in French)
Hubert Van Gijseghem, L’irréductible résistance au concept de l’aliénation parentale (The tenacious resistance to the concept of parental alienation). Revue de Psychoeducation, Vol. 39(1), 2010:85-99. Abstract in English.
Hubert Van Gijseghem, Facteurs contribuant à l’Aliénation Parentale (Contributing factors in parental alienation). Revue de Psychoeducation, Vol. 45(2), 2016:453-468. Abstract in English.
Seen and Heard
Sue Whitcombe, Parental alienation or justifiable estrangement? Assessing a child’s resistance to a parent in the UK. Seen and Heard, Vol. 27(3), 2017:31-47.
Social Work (Maatskaplike Werk, Zambia)
Elsabé Bosch-Brits, Cornelia Wessels & Adri Roux, Fathers' experience and perceptions of parent alienation in high-conflict divorce. Social Work, Vol. 54(1), 2018:91-110.
Social Work Today
Amy J.L. Baker, Parental alienation syndrome: The parent-child disconnect. Social Work Today, Vol. 8(6), 2008:26- (about six pages).
Soins. Pédiatrie, Puériculture (in French)
Aurélie Haroche, Les Soins à l'enfant face à l'aliénation parentale (Caring for Children in the Face of Parental Alienation).Soins. Pédiatrie, Puériculture, Vol. 35(280), 2014:8.
South African Psychiatry Review
Christopher P. Szabo, Parental alienation syndrome, South African Psychiatry Review, Vol. 5(3), 2002:1.
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Sustainability
Alina Georgeta Sîrbu, Mona Vintilă, Luca Tisu, Adelina Mihaela Ștefănuț Otilia Ioana Tudorel, Beatrice Măguran & Roxana Andreea Toma, Parental Alienation-Development and Validation of a Behavioral Anchor Scale. Sustainability, Vol. 13(316), 2021:1-18.
The Family Journal
Daniel J. Weigel & Kimberly A. Donovan, Parental Alienation Syndrome: Diagnostic and Triadic Perspectives. The Family Journal, Vol. 14(3), 2006:274-282.
The Judges Journal
Ira Daniel Turkat, Management of Visitation Interference. The Judges Journal, Vol. 36, 1997:17-47.
The Psychologist
Sue Whitcombe, Parental alienation – time to notice, time to intervene. The Psychologist, Vol. 27(1), 2014:32-34.
The Tennessee Trial Lawyer
Helen Sfikas Rogers, The Phenomenon of Parental Alienation. The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, Summer 2018:11-13.
Thérapie Familiale: Revue Internationale en Approche Systémique (In French)
Pedro Goncalves & A. Grimaud de Vincenzi, D'ennemis à coéquipiers: Le difficile apprentissage de la coparentalité après un divorce conflictuel (Co-parenting after a conflicted divorce: Growing from enemy to ally). Thérapie Familiale: Revue Internationale en Approche Systémique, Vol. 24(3), 2003:239-253. English abstract.
Elia Batchy & Philippe Kinoo, (The organisation of children's lodging when parents break up).
Thérapie Familiale: Revue Internationale en Approche Systémique, Vol. 25(1), 2004:81-97. English abstract.
Tidskriftet Den Norske Legeforening (A journal for Norwegian medical practioners, In Norwegian)
Eivind Meland, Lena Hellblom Sjögren & Frode Thuen, Foreldrefremmedgjøring som helserisiko. Tidskriftet Den Norske Legeforening, Nr. 6, 2019. Comment: This article is entirely focused on PA.
Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie (in Dutch)
C. Migchels & D. De Wachter, Ouderverstotingssyndroom en de controverse rond psychiatrische diagnostiek (Parental Alienation and the Controversy Surrounding Psychiatric Diagnostics). Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie, Vol. 59(8), 2017:482-488. (Abstract in English)
Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi (Turkish Journal of Psychiatry)
Fuat Torun, Ebeveyn Yabancılaştırma Sendromu (Parental Alienation Syndrome), Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Vol. 3(3), 2011:466-482. Comment: Abstract in English.
Urbanities-Journal of Urban Ethnography
Panayiotis Gouveris, Health Aspects of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Greek Crisis and Gender Inequality in the Legislation. Urbanities-Journal of Urban Ethnography, Vol. 12(Suppl. 5), 2022:56-64.
Vox Juris (in Spanish)
José Alfredo Pineda Gonzales, El sindrome de Alienación Parental en la legislación y jurisprudencia Nacional (The Parental Alienation Syndrome in National Legislation and Jurisprudence). Vox Juris (Lima), Vol. 36(2), 2018:107-120.
Wisconsin Journal of Family Law
Philip M. Stahl, Understanding and evaluating alienation in high-conflict custody cases. Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 24(1), 2003:20–26. Comment: This article specifically addresses PA.
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List B: Some publications misrepresenting the PA concept
including rebuttals etc
To comment all the published misrepresentations of the PA theory and concept would probably require the equivalent of many hundreds of pages detailing erronous assump-tions and methodologies, databiased statistics, logical flaws and blends with preconceived ideas and political view-points. Therefore the list below probably will expand over a course of several years. What is referred to below are, however, should be sufficient to show how some authors consciously or unconsciously have sabotaged what is known about parental alienation. As an introduction to the topic of misrepresentation of PA I suggest the articles by Deirdre C. Rand and William Bernet in Am. J. Fam. Therapy below./BC, 10 November 2021.
American Journal of Family Therapy
Deirdre C. Rand, ParentalAlienationCritics and the Politics of Science. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39(1), 2011:48-71.
Miguel Clemente, Dolores Padilla-Racero, Manuel Gandoy-Crego, Adela Reig-Botella & Ruben Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Judicial Decision-Making in Family Law Proceedings. The American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 43(4), 2015:314-325.
Rebuttal: Amy J. Baker, Linda Kase, Gottlieb & Maria Cristina Verrocchio, The reality of parental alienation: Commentary on "judicial decision-making in family law proceedings," by Clemente, Padilla-Racero, Gandoy-Crego, Reig-Botella, and Gonzalez-Rodriguez. The American Journal of Family Therapy,Vol. 44(1), 2016:46-51.
William Bernet, Recurrent Misinformation Regarding Parental Alienation Theory.The American Journal of Family Therapy, 2021:1-15 (in press).
Child Abuse & Neglect
Jodi Death, Claire Ferguson & Kylie Burgess, Parental alienation, coaching and the best interests of the child: Allegations of child sexual abuse in the Family Court of Australia. Child Abuse & Neglect, Vol. 94(Article 104045), 2019:1-10.
Children and Youth Services Review
Miguel Clemente & Dolores Padilla-Racero, Are children susceptible to manipulation? The best interest of children and their testimony. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 56, April 2015:101-107.
William Bernet, Maria Cristina Verrocchio & Stanley Korosi, Yes, children are susceptible to manipulation: Commentary on article by Clemente and Padilla-Racero. Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 56, September 2015:135-138.
Children’s Legal Rights Journal
Jennifer Hoult, The Evidentiary Admissibility of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Science, Law, and Policy. Children’s Legal Rights Journal, Vol. 26(1), 2006:1-61.
Comment: William Bernet (2021) points at the following misleading statement by J. Hoult: “By diagnosing PAS solely on the basis of the child’s symptoms, the DDC tautologically presumes pathology, parental contribution, and lack of justification, the very factors that Gardner claimed distinguish PAS from other forms of [contact refusal]” (emphasis added) (p. 9)." W. Bernet (2021) writes: "When Hoult cited “DDC,” she was referring “differential diagnosis criteria” Gardner (2004a //Link to the manuscript - Gardner passed away in 2003//). Nothing in that article suggests that Gardner thought PAS could be diagnosed “solely on the basis of the child’s symptoms” or that an evaluator should “presume pathology, parental contribution, and lack of justification.”
Child Maltreatment
Kathleen C. Faller, The parental alienation syndrome: what is it and what data support it? Child Maltreatment, vol. 3(2), 1998:100-115.
Comments: 1. Fallers methods and actions were completely debunked by Demonsthenes Lorandos (referring to legal scrutiny): Parental Alienation Toronto Conference (2009) - Demosthenes Lorandos, YouTube, 2016 (19 min 48 s->29 min 18 s).After close inspection and analysis by law and psychology experts it was concluded that Faller interviews with children were suggestive, coercive and untrustworthy. 2. Comment: One of Faller's erronous assumptions is that PAS is the same as physical and sexual abuse.
Family Court Review
William Bernet, Parental Alienation and Misinformation Proliferation. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:293-307.
Madelyn S. Milchman, Robert Geffner & Joan S. Meier, Ideology and rhetoric replace science and reason in
some parental alienation literature and advocacy: A critique. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:340-361.
William Bernet, Response to “Ideology and Rhetoric Replace Science and Reason in Some Parental Alienation Literature and Advocacy: A Critique,” by Milchman, Geffner, and Meier. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:362-367.
Demosthenes Lorandos, Response to Milchman, Geffner, and MeierIdeology and Rhetoric Replace Science and Reason in Some Parental Alienation Literature and Advocacy: A Critique. Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:371-372. (No abstract is available)
Family Law Quarterly
Carol S. Bruch, Parental alienation syndrome and parental alienation: Getting it wrong in child custody cases.
Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 35(3), 2001:527-552.
Comment: 1. Bruchs article has been completely debunked by Demonsthenes Lorandos: Parental Alienation Toronto Conference (2009) - Demosthenes Lorandos, YouTube, 2016 (15 min 18 s->19 min 47 s).After close inspection and analysis by law and psychology experts it was concluded that Faller interviews with children were suggestive, coercive and untrustworthy.
GWU Law School Public Law Research This is not a peer-reviewed publication!
Joan S. Meier, S. Dickson, C. O’Sullivan, L. Rosen & J. Hayes, Child custody outcomes in cases involving parental alienation and abuse allegations. GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2019 –56, 2019:1-30. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstracte3448062
Infancia, Juventud y Ley
Dolores Padilla, El Síndrome de Alienación Parental no es un transtorno mental, problema relacional ni de conducta. Es una feroz resistencia a los avances en la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. Infancia, Juventud y Ley, No. 4, 2013:58–73. Is this a peer-reviewed publication?
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies
Lisa Fischel-Wolovick, Battered mothers and children in the courts: A lawyer's view. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Vol. 17(3), 2020:246-261. Comment: According to my opinion, there are many problems with this paper - essentially misrepresenting the PA field: To document all the signs of ignorance, selection biases would occupy too much space here. It seems like the author does not even understand what is meant by a theory. The PA concept is, opposed to what is stated in the article, in the DSM-5 represented by five already existing diagnoses (as PA is about a complex pathological family dynamic).
Journal of Child Custody
Lenore E.A. Walker, Kristi L. Brantley & Justin A. Rigsbee, A Critical Analysis of Parental Alienation Syndrome and Its Admissibility in the Family Court. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 1(2), 2004:47-74. A comment to this article appeared in Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 1(4), 2004:77-89 (Janet R. Johnston & Joan B. Kelly). Lenore Walker has clarified a negative attitude to the PA concept in several other articles.
Joan S. Meier, A Historical Perspective onParentalAlienationSyndrome andParentalAlienation. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 6(3-4), 2009:232-257.
Marjorie Gans Walters & Steven Friedlander, Finding a Tenable Middle Space: Understanding the Role of Clinical Interventions When a Child Refuses Contact with a Parent. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 7(4), 2010:287-328.
Toby G. Kleinman & Philip Kaplan, Relaxation of rules for science detrimental to children. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 13(1), 2016:72-87.
W. O’Donohue, L.T. Benuto & N. Bennett, Examining the validity of parental alienation syndrome. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 13(2-3), 2016:113-125.
Comment: William Bernet (2021) points at the following incorrect sentences (representing misunderstanding of PA theory) by O'Donohue et al.: "Absent any scientific data at all, Gardener [sic] advanced the claim that when there is an alienating parent, a child will, fairly inevitably, develop a series of problematic behaviors and/or reac-tions. He also claimed that the reverse inference was valid; specifically, that clinicians could conclude that there is an alienating parent when they observed children exhibiting certain behaviors” (emphasis added) (p. 114)."
W. Bernet (2021) writes: " Both sentences are incorrect. PA advocates say that contact refusal is sometimes cau-sed by the preferred parent’s alienating behaviors, but it may also have other causes. O’Donohue et al. provided no citation to Gardner or anyone else for these erroneous statements."
Bruna Calado, Henry Otgaar & Peter Muris, Are children better witnesses than adolescents? Developmental trends in different false memory paradigms. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 15(4), 2019:330-348.
Jean Mercer, Are intensive parental alienation treatments effective and safe for children and adolescents? Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 16(1), 2019:67-113.
Jean Mercer, "Are intensive parental alienation treatments effective and safe for children and adolescents?": Correction. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 16(4), 2019:408.
Journal of Family Trauma Child Custody & Child Development
This journal has published several articles that are against the PA concept. Sme of these articles contain sentences that are incorrect, misleading or misinformative. I (BC) will come back to these articles separately.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Vincenzo Puppo, Commentary On: An Objective Measure of Splitting in Parental Alienation: The Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 63(1), 2018:342.
Comments: First this author obviously is not acquainted with all the empirical studies of the PA dynamic. Second, PAS is based on eight symptoms and behaviors of the alienated child. The author makes an issue of whether the children have a "disease" or are mentally ill or not. Obviously, he does not understand that the symptoms and behaviors - and in parti-cular the lack of ambivalence define what the child has experienced: A malicious parent who has attacked the child's lo-ving relationship with the other parent. This phenomenon should not be called a "disease" - instead it is about a patholo-gical family dynamic where the driving parent almost always has several psychiatric personality disorders (PS) combined (Narcissistic PD, Borderline PD, Anti-Social PD and often also paranoia are consistently mentioned in the professional litterature). The problem is not a semantic word game - what is important is what actions are taken to help the affected child. In my (BC) opinion, I find Puppo's comments irresponsible as they deflect a form of serious psychological child abuse - even the moderate level of PAS should be treated as a medical emergency. A formal and more detailed rebut-tal appeared in William Bernet, Parental alienation and misinformation.Family Court Review, Vol. 58(2), 2020:293-307.
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
Adrienne Barnett, A genealogy of hostility: parental alienation in England and Wales. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Vol. 42(1), 2020:18-29. Comment: This article seems critical to the PA concept.
Glòria Casas Vila, Parental Alienation Syndrome in Spain: opposed by the Government but accepted in the Courts. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Vol. 42(1), 2020:45-55.
Julie Doughty, Nina Maxwell & Tom Slater, Professional responses to ‘parentalalienation’: research-informed practice. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Vol. 42(1), 2020:68-79.
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
Cheri L. Wood, The parental alienation syndrome: A dangerous aura of reliability. Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review,27(4), 1994:1367–1415.
Comment: William Bernet (2021) points at the following misleading statement by C. Wood: "In short, the psychological stressors resulting from divorce demonstrate that children’s ill feelings toward either parent are often a natural part of the dissolution process. The list of explanations—which is illustrative rather than exhau-stive—that provides reasons for children having such feelings furnishes some credible alternatives to the PAS theory that when the children have ill feelings toward their fathers, their mother must be the cause” (emphasis added) (p. 1390).". W. Bernet (2021) writes: "There has never been a principle of PAS theory “that when the children have ill feelings toward their fathers, their mother must be the cause.” Wood provided no source for that statement."
Papeles del Psicólogo / Psychologist Papers
R. Vilalta & Maxime Winberg Noda, On the myth of parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and the DSM-5. Psychologist Papers, Vol. 38(3), 2017:224-231. Comments: The authors deflect from the PA issue in two ways:
1. They do not discuss PA as a pathological family dynamic - the focus is built around the semantics relating to PAS. 2. The concept of PA is built into five already existing diagnosis in the DSM-5.
Psychology, Public Policy and Law
Jennifer J. Harman & Demosthenes Lorandos, Preprint of Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Pa-rental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, Vol. 27(2), 14 December, 2020:184-208.
Comment: This paper is an analysis of the article by J. Meier et al. (GWU Law School Public Law Research, 2019). From the abstract: "We failed to find any support for the conclusions made by Meier (2019). Parents found (versus alleged) to alienate their children, regardless of their gender, had greater odds of losing parenting time, losing custody of their children, and losing their case. These findings held even when the accusing parent had been found to have been abusive. Losses or decreases in custody were not found when the (alleged) alienated parent was found to have been abusive. Results indicate that the majority of courts carefully weigh allegations of all forms of family violence in their determinations about the best interests of children. These findings, along with several others, raise concerns that the methodological, analytical, and statistical problems we detail about Meier’s report (2019) make her conclusions untrustworthy."
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