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Parental alienation - a valid experience?
Meland E, Furuholmen D, Jahanlu D. Meland E, et al. Scand J Public Health. 2024 Jul;52(5):598-606. doi: 10.1177/14034948231168978. Epub 2023 Apr 23. Scand J Public Health. 2024. PMID: 37089006 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: The phenomenon of 'parental alienation' is controversial and little explored in the Nordic countries. We wanted to investigate whether parental alienation is a valid concept and how it is perceived in a Nordic context. ...CONCLUSIONS: The p …
BACKGROUND: The phenomenon of 'parental alienation' is controversial and little explored in the Nordic countries. We wanted to …
[Parental Alienation (Syndrome) - A serious form of child psychological abuse].
von Boch-Galhau W. von Boch-Galhau W. Neuropsychiatr. 2018 Sep;32(3):133-148. doi: 10.1007/s40211-018-0267-0. Epub 2018 Apr 13. Neuropsychiatr. 2018. PMID: 29654470 Review. German.
Untreated induced parental alienation can lead to long-term traumatic psychological and physical effects in the children concerned. ...It also describes some major alienation techniques and possible psychosomatic and psychiatric effects of induced parental …
Untreated induced parental alienation can lead to long-term traumatic psychological and physical effects in the children conce …
Towards molecular diagnostics of parental alienation.
Kamyshnyi O, Kamyshna I, Petakh P, Halabitska I, Bjoras M, Oksenych V, Schoving MP, Kainov DE. Kamyshnyi O, et al. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2025 Nov 6;82(1):383. doi: 10.1007/s00018-025-05895-3. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2025. PMID: 41196405 Free PMC article. Review.
High-conflict parental divorce can result in parental alienation (PA), leading to chronic psychological stress in children that adversely affects their mental and physical health. ...
High-conflict parental divorce can result in parental alienation (PA), leading to chronic psychological stress in child …
Role of narcissism in parental alienation phenomenon. A narrative review.
Palmieri A, Visintainer V, Toffanin L, Cimmino Picone V. Palmieri A, et al. Riv Psichiatr. 2024 Mar-Apr;59(2):45-51. doi: 10.1708/4259.42357. Riv Psichiatr. 2024. PMID: 38651772 Review.
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a term addressed to describe negative, psychopathological feelings, thinking and behaviours, including hostility and fear, exhibited by children who have been alienated from one parent by the other parent. . …
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a term addressed to describe negative, psychopathological feelings, thinking and behavio …
Parental alienation and its impact on self-esteem and well-being - a meta-Ethnography.
Røysland IØ, Koskinen CA. Røysland IØ, et al. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2026 Dec 31;21(1):2647083. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2026.2647083. Epub 2026 Mar 19. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2026. PMID: 41858026 Free PMC article. Review.
Research has mainly focused on experiences of parental divorce during childhood, which motivated us to examine what impact parental alienation during childhood has on self-esteem, and well-being in adulthood. ...CONCLUSIONS: By understanding the experiences …
Research has mainly focused on experiences of parental divorce during childhood, which motivated us to examine what impact parenta …
Parental alienation in Lebanon: a case report.
Fares R, Najem R, Hallit S, Pelissolo A, Haddad G, Naja WJ. Fares R, et al. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Apr 23;17(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03911-3. J Med Case Rep. 2023. PMID: 37087473 Free PMC article.
In parental alienation, one parent, the alienating parent, forms an alliance with the child involved in the custody dispute and manages to effectively alienate the targeted parent completely. ...Issues, such as potentially false al …
In parental alienation, one parent, the alienating parent, forms an alliance with the child involved in t …
The Five-Factor Model for the Diagnosis of Parental Alienation.
Bernet W, Greenhill LL. Bernet W, et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 May;61(5):591-594. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.11.026. Epub 2021 Dec 17. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022. PMID: 34929321
Although the phenomenon that we know as parental alienation (PA) had been described in the mental health and legal literature for many years, it was given its name-parental alienation syndrome-by Richard Gardner in 1985. As time went on, most writers a …
Although the phenomenon that we know as parental alienation (PA) had been described in the mental health and legal literature …
Parental Alienation: Case Series from India.
Nambiar PP, Jangam KV, Seshadri SP. Nambiar PP, et al. Indian J Psychol Med. 2023 May;45(3):304-306. doi: 10.1177/02537176221104363. Epub 2022 Aug 1. Indian J Psychol Med. 2023. PMID: 37152394 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Developmental psychology and the scientific status of parental alienation.
Harman JJ, Warshak RA, Lorandos D, Florian MJ. Harman JJ, et al. Dev Psychol. 2022 Oct;58(10):1887-1911. doi: 10.1037/dev0001404. Epub 2022 Jun 2. Dev Psychol. 2022. PMID: 35653764 Review.
Theory and research have described developmental processes leading to damaged parent-child relationships, such as those that occur during a divorce. However, scholars dispute the scientific status of the literature on children who form unhealthy alliances with one paren …
Theory and research have described developmental processes leading to damaged parent-child relationships, such as those that occur du …
Parental alienation as conditioned love.
Meland E. Meland E. Scand J Public Health. 2026 Feb 8:14034948261415752. doi: 10.1177/14034948261415752. Online ahead of print. Scand J Public Health. 2026. PMID: 41656590
BACKGROUND: Parental alienation is often opposed as a concept that may discourage mothers subjected to intimate partner violence to reveal current abuse in families. ...However, we must also acknowledge research that demonstrates that fathers and mothers may use fal …
BACKGROUND: Parental alienation is often opposed as a concept that may discourage mothers subjected to intimate partner violen …
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