The international handbook of parental alienation syndrome : conceptual, clinical and legal considerations / edited by Richard A. Gardner, S. Richard Sauber, Demosthenes Lorandos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gardner, Richard A., editor.

Sauber, S. Richard, editor.

Lorandos, Demosthenes, 1946- editor.

Series:

American series in behavioral science and law.

American series in behavioral science and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parental alienation syndrome--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Parental alienation syndrome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sprinfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The dramatic increase in the number of child-custody disputes since the seventies has created an equally dramatic need for a standard reference work that examines the growing social problem of children who develop an irrational hatred for a parent as the result of divorce. The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Conceptual, Clinical, and Legal Considerations features clinical, legal, and research perspectives from 32 contributors representing eight countries, building on the work of the late Dr. Richard Gardner, a pioneer in the theory, practice, diagnosis, and treatment of

Contents:

THE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME; CONTENTS; Section I CONCEPTS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PAS AS A FAMILY TRAGEDY:; Chapter 3 THE PARENTAL ALIENATION; Chapter 4 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS OF THE MILD,; Chapter 5 PAS AS A CHILD AGAINST SELF; Chapter 6 INCIDENCE, GENDER, AND FALSE ALLEGATIONS; Chapter 7 PAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:; Chapter 8 PARENTAL ALIENATATION SYNDROME; Chapter 9 PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME:; Chapter 10 RECOGNITION OF PAS IN AUSTRALIA; Chapter 11 PAS IN COMPULSORY PUBLIC CUSTODY CONFLICTS; Chapter 12 THE NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS

Chapter 13 FACTORS AFFECTING RECONCILIATION BETWEENTHE CHILD AND TARGET PARENTSection II CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 14 FUTURE PREDICTIONS ON THE FATE OF PAS CHILDREN:WHAT HATH ALIENATORS WROUGHT?; Chapter 15 THE ROLE OF MEDICAL REPORTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME; Chapter 16 THE MISDIAGNOSIS OF PAS; Chapter 17 FAMILY THERAPY FOR PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME:UNDERSTANDING THE INTERLOCKING PATHOLOGIES; Chapter 18 SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES; Chapter 19 PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST-ASSISTED DETECTION OFPARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME

Chapter 20 HELPING CLIENTS DEAL WITH PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROMEChapter 21 BEYOND PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME:RECONCILING THE ALIENATED CHILD ANDTHE LOST PARENT; Chapter 22 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND TREATMENT OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME; Chapter 23 WHAT MOTIVATES PARENTS TO INDOCTRINATE THEIR CHILDREN WITH PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME? A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC; Chapter 24 PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF PAS INDOCTRINATIONFOR ADULT CHILDREN OF DIVORCE AND THE EFFECTS OF ALIENATION ON PARENTS; Chapter 25 RELUCTANCE TO VERIFY PASAS A LEGITIMATE SYNDROME

Section III LEGAL ISSUESChapter 26 PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME IN AMERICAN LAW; Chapter 27 SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PARENTAL ALIENATION:EXAMINING THE DISPUTES AND THE EVIDENCE; Chapter 28 CRITICISM OF PAS IN COURTS OF LAW:HOW TO DEAL WITH IT AND WHY IT OCCURS; Chapter 29 COMMENTARY:PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME; Chapter 30 THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME ANDGENDER BIAS IN THE COURTS; Chapter 31 PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME:DETRACTORS AND THE JUNK SCIENCE VACUUM; Chapter 32 PROTECTING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF CHILDRENAND FAMILIES: PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND FAMILY LAW REFORM

Chapter 33 PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND INTERNATIONALCHILD ABDUCTION: A MULTIGENERATIONAL SYNDROMEChapter 34 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF EXPERTS GIVING EVIDENCE TOCOURTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: PAS AND THE EXPERTS'FAILURE TO COMPLY; INDEX

Notes:

"Publication number 1108"--Series title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08460-2

OCLC:

689996273