The parental alienation debate belongs in the courtroom, not in DSM-5

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-131

  Houchin, Timothy M ^a   Ranseen, John ^a   Hash, Phillip A K ^a   Bartnicki, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CUSTODY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 84862189592     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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