Criticisms of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS):
- PAS is not in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM IV) or earlier versions.
- Dr Gardner’s work has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal and his books are self-published.
- Not a single study has confirmed that mental health professionals can reliably diagnose PAS.
- The Diagnostic criteria suggested by Dr Gardner are similar to those for his now widely discredited test for fabricating allegations of sexual abuse – the Sex Abuse Legitimacy Scale (SAL).
- The fundamental assumption at the heart of PAS – i.e. that children frequently lie about sexual abuse – is contradicted by all the major research in the area.
- The idea that false allegations of child sexual abuse, increase in custodial litigation has been contradicted by research conducted internationally.
- The PAS theory is blatantly sexist and targeted against mothers.
- PAS is not applicable if there has been actual abuse i.e. if the accusations are truthful (which studies suggest they generally are).
- Dr Gardner’s suggested remedy of placing the child with the alienated parent risks handing an abused child over to an abuser while removing the protection of the other parent.
- Several American Courts have rejected PAS as scientifically baseless and disallowed its admission as evidence.
- The sexual abuse of children remains a crime in every state in this country.
.S. Representatives and others outraged at NIH's "misplaced" priorities, need to know who is behind this federally funded perversion. It is already well documented that the so-called "fathers' rights" movement and its' allied psychological "experts", concocted "Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) -- a legal defense of child molesters -- as the means to conceal a pedophile "ring" operating through family courts. PAS methodology calls for diverting federal grant program funding through child custody cases, in the guise of promoting "responsible fatherhood.".
http://www.newsmakingnews.com/ross,cindy12,31,02commentary.htm
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THIS THEORY:
Joyanna Silberg, PhD, a Clinical Psychologist and Executive Vice President of the Counci, has also seen first hand the long-term emotional damage this so-called syndrome has caused. “How do you explain to young children forced to live with abusers why the courts have considered them liars and ignored their cries for help?” Silberg has found that it can take years for these children to get past their feelings of betrayal by the system that was supposed to protect them. [see article about Tiffany; more children's stories]
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/parental-alienation/legal-community-rejects-parental-alienation-syndrome
angelfury.amplify.com
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Has Psychiatry Gone Psycho?
by Kelly Patricia O'Meara
EXCERPT
"The bizarre outcomes of such cases -- in which child custody can be awarded to a sex abuser -- is the result of court acceptance of an unscientific psychological fad. This theory, referred to as parental alienation syndrome, or PAS, holds that one spouse, usually the mother, is at fault for accusations of sexual abuse that may arise during a custody case. A mother's objections to the behavior, according to PAS, has the indescribable effect of turning the child against the father. Therefore, the mother's influence over the child should be halted."by Kelly Patricia O'MearaCALL THE WHITE HOUSE EMAIL THE WHITE HOUSE. CALL YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING THE PROMBLEM AND GRANT CHILD VICTIMS OF INTRA-FAMILIAR ABUSE FREEDOM FROM FUTURE ABUSE.AND ABOVE ALL PASS IT ALONG SO ANOTHER CHILD WILL NOT BE FORCED INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THERE ABUSER.THANKYOU. TIME FOR FAMILY COURT REFORM AND EDUCATION.
The Fiction of Parental Alienation Syndrome
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NO WAY OUT BUT ONE is a documentary film about Holly Collins. The FBI called her a kidnapper. But her kids called her their hero.
www.dailykos.com
It has been three years since I lost the right to be a mother to my two beautiful daughters, now ages 13 and 15. I think about all the things I have missed - caring for them when they’re sick, helping with homework and taking vacations. But mostly, I pray they are safe
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First collected on Vodpod.com by Human Rights on May 18, 2010
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