[A case of parental alienation].
The clinical term "Parental Alienation Syndrome" (PAS) was introduced in 1984 by Richard Gardner, an American psychiatrist. Gardner described PAS and its symptoms, as a personality disorder, which appears chiefly in connection to child custody disputes wherein a child turns suddenly and massively against the non-custodial parent without reasonable grounds for doing so. This action by the child is a result of the custodial parent's emotionally abusive attempts to incite the child against the non-custodial parent.Where the child's rejection is based on some real past experience, there is not PAS. PAS only occurs as a result of the custodial parent's actions. Despite intensive effort, PAS was not included in the new DSM-V. In this case, a particularly impressive case history of parental alienation is described and discussed.
Carina - Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychosomatik, St. Antonius Straße 7, 6800, Feldkirch, Österreich, wolfgang.menz@carina.at.
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D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D019962:Reactive Attachment Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation