Parental alienation disorder: Why label children with a mental diagnosis?

Journal of Child Custody

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-286

  Walker, Lenore E ^a   Shapiro, David L ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alienation; Child abuse; Child custody evaluations; Diagnosis; Domestic violence; Dsm v; Estrangement; Pad; Pas; Rejection

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649534332     PISSN: 15379418     EISSN: 1537940X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2010.521041     Document Type: Article

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