What an alienating parent does not realize is that a child is harmed tremendously by the total or partial loss of a parent. Short-term and long-term negative consequences have been found as a result of a child’s alienation.2 In its severest form, parental alienation is child psychological abuse, as listed in DSM-5.3
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/overcoming-parental-alienation
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