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#PAS is overly simplistic and frequently misapplied.
#PAS is overly simplistic and frequently misapplied.


===Rethinking PAS: Contemporary Perspectives on Alienated Children===
===Contemporary Perspectives on Alienated Children===


In their 2001 article "The Alienated Child", published in Family Court Review, Drs. Kelly and Johnston propose a reformulation of Dr. Gardner's theory that would focus primarily on the alienated child rather than on the alienating parent, on the principle that there are many different factors that can cause a child to be alienated from a parent apart from a malicious parent.
In their 2001 article "The Alienated Child", published in Family Court Review, Drs. Kelly and Johnston propose a reformulation of Dr. Gardner's theory that would focus primarily on the alienated child rather than on the alienating parent, on the principle that there are many different factors that can cause a child to be alienated from a parent apart from a malicious parent.
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|align="center"|POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP<br>with both parents||align="left"|Child prefers contact with both parents
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