04.Aug.2010 Drugging Children of Divorce into Submission
The most disturbing problem to me is the drugging of children who are handed to the abuser in a child custody battle. I have had moms tell me about their children being drugged to the point they are walking zombies. And it’s no wonder…these children have to put up with the continued abuse of their [...]
28.Jul.2010 There’s Nothing Friendly About Abuse
Here is an article from the current issue of Ms. Magazine, written by someone who gets it…Dr. R. Dianne Bartlow: There’s Nothing Friendly About Abuse Children are at risk when custody cases rely on a meritless theory of parental “alienation” by R. Dianne Bartlow It’s a statistic so unbelievable that it’s difficult to wrap your [...]
26.Jul.2010 Parental Alienation Syndrome: The Facts
09.Jul.2010 Endangered Species: Being Normal
From Psychiatric Times: Normality Is an Endangered Species: Psychiatric Fads and Overdiagnosis By Allen Frances, MD | July 6, 2010 Fads in psychiatric diagnosis come and go and have been with us as long as there has been psychiatry. The fads meet a deeply felt need to explain, or at least to label, what would [...]
04.Jul.2010 Majority of High Conflict Custody Cases Have a History of Domestic Violence
Dr. Janet Johnson, cited sometimes by Glenn Sacks, teamed up with Dr. Peter Jaffe to debate Dr. William Bernet and Dr. Amy Baker on the merits of Dr. Bernet’s so-called “Parental Alienation Disorder” and it’s consideration by the DSM-V Committee at the recent Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) convention in Denver. (Remember, [...]
29.Jun.2010 Beware! If Your Child is an “Independent Thinker” They May Have “Parental Alienation Disorder”
I finally found the text of what Dr. William Bernet submitted for consideration for inclusion in the DSM-V, the diagnostic bible used by ethical psychologists/psychiatrists and Court Whores alike. Dr. Bernet and some of the magical “50 professionals” (who all make a significant portion of their income promoting this) were recently at the Denver AFCC [...]
31.May.2010 Translation and Adaptation of Psychological Tests
Pay attention to this in child custody evaluations, this is very important. For more on psychological testing in custody evaluations, see the One-Stop Resource Page. Translation and Adaptation of Psychological Tests The translation and adaptation of psychological tests used for practice and research requires careful attention to issues of bias and equivalence. Thorough translation methods [...]
From The American Psychological Association: Issues and Dilemmas in Family Violence
What does the American Psychological Association have to say about fathers who batter? Read from the Presidential Task Force Report from the American Psychological Association: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force On Violence And The Family ISSUES AND DILEMMAS IN FAMILY VIOLENCE Issue 5 WHEN PARENTS SEPARATE AFTER AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, SHOULDN’T [...]
25.Apr.2010 Happy Abuser Awareness Day: It’s Time to Learn the Truth About Parental Alienation
There needs to be a little bit of propaganda to blanket their true goals. Richard Gardner gave them that blanket by promoting ideas that society should punish those to speak against abuse as, “sick” and “requiring therapy”. He coined the term, “Parental Alienation Syndrome”. Appalled by the pro-pedophile material that was circulated on a large [...]
24.Apr.2010 NOW Foundation Opposes Phony Parental Alienation Disorder
From the National Organization for Women’s Foundation website: Over the years, hundreds of women have contacted National Organization for Women chapters looking for assistance in their efforts to protect minor children in family court custody proceedings. Often these women have been accused of a phony psychiatric condition, termed Parental Alienation Disorder (PAD). The “disorder” has [...]
20.Mar.2010 How Many Children are Court-Ordered into Unsupervised Contact with an Abusive Parent?
Dr. Joyanna Silberg was on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet about a year and a half ago, where the topic of Parental Alienation Syndrome was discussed. Glenn Sacks admitted to her and Geraldo Rivera that some fathers do use it as an excuse (to gain custody of children). Jennifer Collins was on the [...]
13.Mar.2010 Abuser Bob: Freaked Out by the Truth About Parental Alienation Syndrome and Disorder
I read the recent post by Glenn Sacks a few days ago at Fathers & Families and was deciding how to answer this, starting with the fact it did not come from National NOW, but the very proactive New York State Chapter. It was written by Tracy Simmons, Co-Chair of NOW-NYS Domestic Relations Law Task [...]
02.Mar.2010 Last Chance to Add Your Voice to the DSM-V: Tell About Your Experience with a Sociopath
Here is another great chance to add your voice to the DSM-V. Please go to the link below before Wednesday night, March 3rd, and fill out the survey. How do you know someone is a sociopath? Look at the characteristics here. Thanks for your participation in the survey. Last chance to fill out the sociopath [...]
