The concept of parental alienation was first put forth by Dr. Richard Gardner in 1985. Parental alienation primarily occurs during a high-conflict divorce in which the child identifies strongly with ...

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The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders — whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child's ...

According to a new study, parental alienating behaviors and coercively controlling abuse are similar, and should be treated similarly in family court proceedings. Abusive intimate relationships are ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a contributor for The Atlantic, about parental alienation, which can happen when one parent uses a child to get back at the other parent.

Parental alienation occurs when a child refuses to have a relationship with a parent due to manipulation, such as the conveying of exaggerated or false information, by the other parent. The situation ...

How can I recognize if my co-parent will engage in Parental Alienation? A parent who exhibits signs of a personality disorder such as extreme narcissism, borderline personality disorder, and ...

In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins writes: Judicial opinions abundant in facts and rich in thoughtful analysis are as rare as a white peacock. Hon. Richard A. Dollinger has ...