If you answered yes to any of the above, read Dr. Sommer's article on
Parental Alienation Syndrome at the following link: PAS
Not exact matches
A recent article in the Houston Chronicle newspaper reported that a father's death
at the hands of his very own son, may in fact be the result of «
Parental Alienation Syndrome», (PAS).
Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D., Researcher, Published Author, PAS Expert Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College of Columbia University, Director of Research
at the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection of the New York Foundling, 45 + Peer - Reviewed Publications, Over 15 Years Experience in Conducting Research into Parent - Child Relationships, Author of Adult Children of
Parental Alienation Syndrome (2007)
PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME (PAS)
AT WORK — Mom makes negative comments about Dad in front of a child, and the child becomes confused.
K. H. and D. E. Joanis, Understanding and Collaboratively Treating
Parental Alienation Syndrome, American Journal of Family Law,
at 121 - 133 (1996).
Now let's look
at the type of conduct that causes
Parental Alienation Syndrome.
I also highly recommend reading «Divorce Poison», Dr. Warshak's practical and accessible book targeted
at parents
at all stages of coping with
Parental Alienation Syndrome.
Chambers wrote, «[t] he allegations are a result of a subtle
Parental Alienation Syndrome directed,
at an unconscious level, by the minor's mother...» However, Dr. Chambers also concluded that Michelle was sincere in her belief that the allegations occurred.»
At trial, one of the psychologists who had worked with the family, described appellant's behavior as «
parental alienation syndrome» simply as a way of describing her behavior.
«Dr. Lawlor testified
at trial that it would be in the best interest of the children for the trial court to award sole custody to Daniel because Sandy was engaging in a pattern of behavior known as
parental alienation syndrome.»
«Evidence
at the Frye hearing established that [
Parental Alienation Syndrome] had been described in peer - reviewed literature dating from the late 1980s.
He advised the court that he saw
Parental Alienation Syndrome begin
at the time of mother's pregnancy.»
This conclusion was based on the evidence offered
at trial, not on an abstract theory of
parental alienation syndrome.»
All cases presented here were referred to one or both of the authors for forensic evaluation or treatment of a seemingly intractable situation, Cases were selected for the study on the basis of
at least one child in the family having intensely rejected one of the parents on the basis of trivial or unsubstantiated accusations, apparently meeting Gardner's criteria for «
parental alienation syndrome,» There was no attempt to match these cases with a control group of children whose parents had also separated and / or divorced.
At its most extreme, when a child completely rejects the targeted parent, the result is referred to as severe
alienation or
parental alienation syndrome (PAS)(Gardner, 1998).
Understand that if you express strong feelings about not wanting to be subjected to the flip - flop of joint custody, or a preference for living with one parent over the other, or not visiting
at a particular time, you will be diagnosed with
parental alienation syndrome, possibly forced to live with the parent you prefer less, and subjected to therapy to convince you to change your opinion.
I presented my research findings
at the First International Symposium for
Parental Alienation Syndrome in Toronto on March 27, 2009.
Ct. 2000), the County of Nassau County, NY, after conducting a Frye hearing, held that the defendant in that case had «not established general acceptance of
Parental Alienation Syndrome within the professional community which would provide a foundation for its admission
at trial».