In fact, the child suffered parental
alienation syndrome resulting from Davis» attempts to turn the child against her foster parents.»
Not exact matches
Parental
alienation syndrome describes a «disorder» in which a child feels unjustified and intense detachment towards one parent, as the
result of the comments of the other parent.
In many cases, however, disagreements between parents can
result in parenting time interference, or even the claims of parental
alienation syndrome.
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).
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.»
«Based on MMPI
results [the child] Daisy shows indications of Parental
Alienation Syndrome.
In the mid-1980's, Richard Gardner, a child psychiatrist who testified in custody disputes, coined the term Parental
Alienation Syndrome to explain why many cases of alleged child sexual abuse against fathers were actually the
result of the child being purposely alienated against the father by the mother, to win an advantage in court.
«Dr. Richard Gardner was appointed for the limited purpose of determining if Sabina suffered from «parental
alienation syndrome» (PAS)
resulting from conduct of either parent intending to cause Sabina to fear or despise the other parent, or to otherwise cause damage to the relationship between Sabina and the other parent.»
IS THIS THE
RESULT OF «PARENTAL
ALIENATION SYNDROME?»
«[W] ith the uncontroverted testimony of two psychologists confirming that Ciara's refusal to see respondent was not the
result of «parental
alienation syndrome,» we find that he failed to sustain his burden of demonstrating that his support obligation for Ciara should have been suspended.»
He did, however, suggest that a change of the son's placement from Deborah to Victor should be considered if Deborah's behavior «escalates to the level of parental
alienation syndrome» or if the son «begins to alienate his father, as a
result of living in a household with his two older sisters and mother who are already engaging in that behavior.
Many fathers in this circumstance retaliate in kind,
resulting in a greater likelihood of the negative consequences of Hostile Aggressive Parenting or Parental
Alienation Syndrome.
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).
Some have suggested that instead of PAS or GAS, we should use the term Family
Alienation Syndrome (FAS) in order to cover all who have become alienated as a
result of an active campaign by family members.
Parental
Alienation Syndrome occurs often enough that it has
resulted in professional recognition.
Parental
Alienation Syndrome is the
resulting behavior and attitudes within the child who come to believe that the targeted parent is someone unworthy of having a relationship with.
Unfortunately, the substitution of the term parental
alienation for parental
alienation syndrome can only
result in confusion.
The parental
alienation syndrome is a specific subcategory of parental
alienation that
results from a combination of parental programming and the child's own contributions, and it is almost exclusively seen in the context of child - custody disputes.