Objective A new condition, “child affected by parental relationship distress” (CAPRD), was
introduced in the DSM-5. A relational problem, CAPRD is defined in the chapter of the DSM-5 …

Although physical and sexual abuses are well recognized by the medical and legal systems,
there has been difficulty and reluctance in addressing the issue of emotional abuse in …

… in detail in this article, but will be addressed in a subsequent publication (Bernet, in press). …
Bernet, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, also described the phenomenon of PAS in an …

Objective Because child psychiatrists do not have a consistent way to classify the untruthful
child and because there are no generally accepted definitions of the many ways in which …

… Bernet (l993) reviewed this topic and developed a differential diagnosis of abuse allegations.
… Bernet (l993) described how children may knowingly lie about abuse. Young children may …

… Both studies were summarized in Bernet (Ref. 4, pp 91–6). In a 2007 study, Baker and
Darnall17 surveyed 68 parents of children who were severely alienated (as identified by the …

Both clinicians and forensic practitioners should distinguish parental alienation (rejection of
a parent without legitimate justification) from other reasons for contact refusal. Alienated …

Although parental alienation disorder (PAD) is a serious mental condition affecting many
children and their families, it is not an official diagnosis or even mentioned in the Diagnostic …

Parental alienation has been an unacknowledged and poorly understood form of family
violence. Research on parental alienation and the behaviors that cause it has evolved out of …

… Bernet has testified as an expert in eighteen states. He has published articles and
chapters regarding group and individual therapy with children and adolescents, humor in psy…