Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome - Breaking the Ties that Bind : Breaking the Ties That Bind

Author's Note ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1(22) PART I UNDERSTANDING PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME Patterns of Parental Alienation 23(20) The Cult of Parenthood 43(20) Strategies of Alienation and Attachment Theory 63(20) Parental Alienation Is Emotional Abuse of Children 83(20) PART II BREAKING THE TIES THAT BIND Rethinking the Past: The Process of Realization, I 103(34) Rethinking the Past: The Process of Realization, II 137(42) The Long-Term Impact of Parental Alienation Syndrome 179(14) The Role of the Targeted Parent 193(24) PART III CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS Working with Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome 217(16) Working with Alienated Children 233(26) Working with Targeted Parents 259(20) Final Thoughts 279(10) Appendix: The Sample of Interviewees 289(2) References 291(8) Index 299