Sentences with phrase «recognized as a mental disorder»

It is important to note that Malicious Mother or Malicious Parent Syndrome is not currently recognized as a mental disorder by the medical profession.

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They can also trigger major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, complicated grief (recognized in the mental health world as being unusually strong and long - lasting), substance abuse and a host of other symptoms that might come and go over time.

Currently, s. 16 of the Criminal Code recognizes the defense of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, referred to more often as NCR.

And because the psychologists a) defined «psychological testing» as only those tests used to diagnose mental and nervous disorders, thereby allowing non-psychologists to use any assessment instruments — such as the Myers - Briggs — that are not intended to arrive at a diagnosis; and b) included exemptions that explicitly recognize our authority to use tests that evaluate marital and family functioning — which is part of our Scope of Practice — and to use mental health symptom screening instruments — such as the Beck Depression Inventory — which MFTs often employ to make referral or treatment decisions, it made sense to limit «psychological testing» to psychologists.

Neither the medical or legal communities recognize PAS as a disorder, and legal and mental health scholars have extensively criticized Gardner's work for lacking scientific validity and reliability.

If a parent recognizes any of the symptoms of attachment disorders they should contact a mental health care professional as soon as possible.

Parental alienation syndrome is not recognized as a disorder within mental health or legal circles, and not everyone agrees it is a «thing.»

Risk factors, such as adverse childhood experiences, have been found to be weaker and less specific for borderline personality disorder than previously recognized [29 •], being common to a range of mental disorders.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics officially recognizes marriage and family therapists as a subset of mental health professionals who, «Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems.»