Attachment-Based Parental Alienation

It is the most insidious form of psychological child abuse happening behind the closed doors within toxic families, and it takes only one parent/primary caregiver to have either a diagnosed or undiagnosed personality disorder. Yes, it is truly a hidden psychological condition among parents in our society, running rampant and unchecked, perpetuating and exponentially growing with each successive generation. It creates chaos within those families and distorts the healthy relationship between a healthy, loving parent and their child. It damages and arrests the healthy development of the child by giving undue power to the toxic parent committing the abuse. Our justice system is only in its infancy in understanding this problem. However, our body of professional psychological professionals are steadily growing in their acknowledgement of this incredibly damaging phenomenon thanks to Dr. Craig Childress, Psy. D. and his efforts in not only bringing this insidious problem to light, but also in providing clear structure and clear criteria for helping psychologists diagnose and treat this otherwise hidden mechanism, with the collaborative assistance of our court system.

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