Definitions and Debates
Definitions and Debates
This chapter provides an overview of the historical context relating to alienation, beginning with Richard Gardner's introduction of parental alienation syndrome, followed by a discussion of Kelly and Johnston's reformulated model and further developments in the field. Next, it discusses the need for differentiating alienation from other types of parent-child contact problems, including justified rejection, and the challenges in making this distinction. It concludes by discussing the current debate about whether alienation is a diagnosis or “syndrome”.
Keywords: historical context, parental alienation syndrome, parent-child contact, justified rejection
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