Controversies around the notion of parental alienation
The concept of Parental Alienation is not universally accepted. Although the subject has been described (but not necessarily designated by name) for several decades, it has not fully gained its credentials. Actually, the concept has been disparaged by advocacy groups who view it as another means employed by biased experts to "defend inadequate, if not incestuous, fathers." In the present contribution, the author addresses a number of controversies and attempts to objectivize a debate that has taken on an exaggerated emotional style.