by Dr. Bob Evans | Apr 11, 2014 | Child Custody Evaluations, Children and Divorce, Parental Alienation Syndrome
Parental Alienation (PA) as a Diagnosis, its Course and Treatment are Inadmissible Using the word Diagnosis is somewhat like a lightning rod. Opponents will quickly point out that there is no diagnosis in the DSM-5 called Parental Alienation, as if all known diagnoses...
by Dr. Bob Evans | Feb 27, 2014 | Parental Alienation Syndrome, Parenting Coordination
This is the forth article in a series focusing on the issues commonly cited against Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS). It is interesting to note that the same criticisms levied against PAS are being cited against Parent Alienation (PA) as well. I was recently asked...
by Dr. Bob Evans | Feb 13, 2014 | Child Custody Evaluations, Children and Divorce, Parental Alienation Syndrome
This is the third article in a series focusing on the issues commonly cited against Parental Alienation Syndrome. Today we will dive deeper into argument number two: Children’s alienation from one parent is normal, therefore, not a disorder at all. It is a statement...
by Dr. Bob Evans | Jan 23, 2014 | Child Custody Evaluations, Parental Alienation Syndrome
My last blog post outlined arguments focusing on the issues commonly cited against Parental Alienation Syndrome. Today we will dive deeper into argument number one: Parental Alienation Syndrome oversimplifies the etiology of children’s alienation. Dr. Warshak...
by Dr. Bob Evans | Jan 9, 2014 | Child Custody Evaluations, Parental Alienation Syndrome
Parental Alienation Syndrome as well as Parent Alienation continue to elicit controversy in both the mental health and legal arenas. Interestingly, the growing and ever increasing bodies of literature, both theoretical and empirical, fail to quiet this debate....
