[A case of parental alienation]

Neuropsychiatr. 2014;28(1):27-32. doi: 10.1007/s40211-013-0092-4. Epub 2014 Jan 25.
[Article in German]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Abuse / diagnosis
  • Child Abuse / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Child Abuse / psychology
  • Child Custody* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Expert Testimony / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Family Conflict / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Family Conflict / psychology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Personality Disorders / diagnosis
  • Personality Disorders / psychology*
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder / diagnosis
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder / psychology*
  • Suicidal Ideation