Parental Alienation Syndrome - The Problem
Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) has only recently been recognized in the literature as a phenomenon occurring with sufficient frequency and with particular defining characteristics as to warrant recognition.

What is Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)?
PAS---sometimes called Parental Alienation (PA)--- is a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child's campaign of denigration against a parent, a campaign that has no justification.

Relationship Coach Training: Parental Alienation (PAS)
Although it is a crime to 'incite hatred on the basis of color, religion, or creed', inciting hatred is common in dysfunctional families. A family member may be manipulated to hate another family member. A parent who incites a child to hate the other parent is guilty of Parental Alienation (PAS) - sometimes called emotional blackmail. A child is abused so that a partner can gain an advantage.

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Parental Alienation Syndrome: How to Detect It and What to Do About It
Although parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a familiar term, there is still a great deal of confusion and unclarity about its nature, dimensions, and, therefore, its detection.(1) Its presence, however, is unmistakable. In a longitudinal study of 700 "high conflict" divorce cases followed over 12 years, it was concluded that elements of PAS are present in the vast majority of the samples.(2) Diagnosis of PAS is reserved for mental health professionals who come to the court in the form of expert witnesses.

Welcome to an informational site for Parent Alienation Syndrome (PAS)
One of the saddest consequences of divorce, especially high-conflict divorce, is that children often feel torn between the two parents that they love when one parent seeks to exact revenge on the other parent by brainwashing children through a form of child abuse known as parental alienation. Some children are more vulnerable than others to this abuse. When these vulnerable children perceive that they must chose between parents and reject a parent they love, parent alienation results.

Do's and Don't Parental Alienation Syndrome
What you Do and Don't do when as a loving parent you are confronted with a severe case of PAS in your child

Articles on Divorce, Custody and the Parental Alienation Syndrome
Please read through our free articles on divorce, custody and the parental alienation syndrome . We hope you will find then interesting and helpful. We also invite you to send them onto friends, family and others who may benefit from them as well.

Expanding the Parameters of Parental Alienation Syndrome
The newness of the parental alienation syndrome (PAS) compels its redefinition and refinement as new cases are observed and the phenomenon becomes better understood. New evidence suggests that alienation may be provoked by other than custodial matters, that cases of alleged sexual abuse may be virtual, that slow judgements by courts exacerbate the problem, that prolonged alienation of the child may trigger other forms of mental illness, and that too little remains known of the long term consequences to alienated children and their families.

Parental Alienation Syndrome When Children Get Caught in the Middle
Most people have probably witnessed parental alienation. This is where one parent denigrates another in front of the children. In its most severe form it can lead to Parental Alienation Syndrome, or PAS, where the child completely rejects contact with one parent.

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