Parental Alienation Disorder and DSM-V

Author: Bernet, William

Source: American Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 36, Number 5, October 2008 , pp. 349-366(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Although parental alienation disorder (PAD) is a serious mental condition affecting many children and their families, it is not an official diagnosis or even mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This article presents arguments for considering PAD a diagnosis: PAD is a prototypical example of a relational disorder; the phenomenon of PAD is almost universally accepted by mental health professionals; PAD is a valid and reliable construct; adopting criteria for PAD will promote systematic research; adopting criteria will reduce the misuse of the concept of PAD; and adopting criteria will improve the treatment of children with this disorder.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926180802405513

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Publication date: 2008-10-01

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