«PAS is
a serious form of child abuse» (Cartwright, 1998) with a general consensus regarding the most prominent behavioral symptoms (Gardner, 1989; Rand, 1997; Darnall, 2001; Kelly and Johnston, 2001; Warshak, 2001; Major, 2004; Andre, 2004) defining the mental illness.
Based on the views of several psychiatric experts, parental alienation syndrome is a «very
serious form of child abuse.»
«It should come as no surprise, then, that post-divorce parental abduction is considered
a serious form of child abuse.»
Not exact matches
CAIP addresses the most
serious forms of suspected
child abuse and maltreatment including sexual assault, physical injury, witnessing violence,
child death and
child trafficking.
Mayeling obtained a certification on
Child - Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), which is an intervention for
children and their parents or caregivers who have experienced at least one
form of trauma (e.g. maltreatment, the sudden death or traumatic death
of someone close, a
serious accident, sexual
abuse, exposure to domestic violence) and are presenting with different problems as a result.
Child - Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is an intervention for
children and their parents who have experienced at least one
form of trauma (e.g., maltreatment, the sudden or traumatic death
of someone close, a
serious accident, sexual
abuse, exposure to domestic violence) and are presenting with different problems as a result.
Stated another way, the media, and advocacy groups have erroneously portrayed that if one recognizes parental alienation, as a
serious form of emotional
abuse, they are simultaneously denying intimate partner
abuse and
child abuse.