PASG Resources
Many PASG members are faculty members of universities in the United States and other countries. They have engaged in extensive clinical work and research regarding parental alienation. As a group, they have published hundreds of scholarly papers, published articles, book chapters, studies and one-pagers. The inclusion of any resource on this website does not confer approval of the document or its author by the PASG Board of Directors.
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Theory and research have described developmental processes leading to damaged parent–child relationships, such as those that occur during a divorce.
This is Chapter 1 of “Parental Alienation - Science and Law,” edited by Lorandos and Bernet. This chapter gives an overview of parental alienation theory.
Parental alienation (rejection of a parent without legitimate justification) and realistic estrangement (rejection of a parent for a good reason) are generally accepted concepts among mental health and legal professionals
This research addresses how parental alienation affects targeted parents, and how they cope with this condition.
Abstracts of two articles: “Family Bridges: Using Insights from Social Science to Reconnect Parents and Alienated Children" and "Reclaiming Parent-Child Relationships: Outcomes of Family Bridges with Alienated Children."
This quantitative research indicates that a psychological test, the PARQ, reliably identifies children and adolescents with severe parental alienation.
Abstracts of two articles: “An Objective Measure of Splitting in Parental Alienation: The Parental Alienation-Rejection Questionnaire” and "Measuring the Difference between Parental Alienation and Parental Estrangement: The PARQ-Gap."
A new condition, “child affected by parental relationship distress” (CAPRD), was introduced in the DSM-5.A new condition, “child affected by parental relationship distress” (CAPRD), was introduced in the DSM-5.
This study aimed to systematically review the literature pertaining to parental alienation to determine best practice for therapists and legal practitioners.
Here is the abstract of the “PA Fallacies" article by Richard Warshak, with instructions on how to obtain the entire article.
An important, lengthy overview of parental alienation by Richard Warshak, which was published in the “Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.”
Parental alienation has been discussed in several encyclopedias for mental health and legal professionals.
Abstract of “Family Reflections: A Promising Therapeutic Program Designed to Treat Severely Alienated Children and Their Family System”
Frequently Asked Questions
The Five-Factor Model helps to distinguish parental alienation and parental estrangement.
Yes, mental health and legal authorities everywhere consider causing severe parental alienation to be a form of child psychological abuse.
Severely alienated children do not give reliable explanations of their feelings and opinions.
Studies
This document lists 100 important articles regarding parental alienation research, which were published in peer-reviewed journals.
This document lists 20 important articles, annotated, regarding parental alienation research, which were published in peer-reviewed journals.
This annotated bibliography regarding parental alienation includes books and book chapters from seventeen countries
Reprint of Scholarly Rumors: Citation Analysis of Vast Misinformation regarding Parental Alienation Theory.