The Parental Alienation Debate Belongs in the Courtroom, Not in DSM-5

The DSM-5 Task Force is presently considering whether to adopt parental alienation disorder (PAD) as a mental illness. Although controversy has surrounded PAD since its inception in 1985, pro-PAD groups and individuals have breathed new life into the push to establish it as a mental health diagnosis...

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Published in:	The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 127 - 131
Main Authors:	Houchin, Timothy M, Ranseen, John, Hash, Phillip A K, Bartnicki, Daniel J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 01-01-2012
Subjects:	Adult Child Child Custody - legislation & jurisprudence Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Expert Testimony - legislation & jurisprudence Humans Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - psychology Parents - psychology Persuasive Communication Reactive Attachment Disorder - diagnosis Reactive Attachment Disorder - psychology Reproducibility of Results Social Alienation - psychology Syndrome
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Summary:	The DSM-5 Task Force is presently considering whether to adopt parental alienation disorder (PAD) as a mental illness. Although controversy has surrounded PAD since its inception in 1985, pro-PAD groups and individuals have breathed new life into the push to establish it as a mental health diagnosis. In this analysis, we argue that it would be a serious mistake to adopt parental alienation disorder as a formal mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).
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ISSN:	1093-6793 1943-3662