@article{ref1,
title="Recommended treatments for "parental alienation syndrome" (PAS) may cause children foreseeable and lasting psychological harm",
journal="Journal of child custody",
year="2016",
author="Dallam, Stephanie and Silberg, Joyanna L.",
volume="13",
number="2-3",
pages="134-143",
abstract="The coercive and punitive &quot;therapies&quot; recommended for children diagnosed with parental alienation constitute an ethical minefield and are especially inappropriate when used on children who have already been traumatized. Forced reunification against a child's will and without taking into consideration the child's point of view and emotional well-being, can be expected to reinforce a sense of helplessness and powerlessness in an already vulnerable child. Such &quot;treatment&quot; can be expected to do more harm than good, and rather than helping their well-being, could cause lasting psychological harm, particularly when imposed upon children who claim the parent they are being forced to reunify with is abusive.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1537-9418",
doi="10.1080/15379418.2016.1219974",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1219974"
}