The lack of scientific validation of Parental Alienation Syndrome and its use in Uruguayan Law
Parental Alienation Syndrome is defined in the academic literature and case-law as the actions of a parent on their children with the aim of creating a negative perception toward the other parent. Despite legal science endorsing this concept, there is no consensus in the medical sciences regarding i...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Uruguay |
| Institución: | Universidad de Montevideo |
| Repositorio: | REDUM |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redum.um.edu.uy:20.500.12806/2026 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/revistaderecho/article/view/1204 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2026 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Síndrome de Alienación Parental Derecho de Familia Derecho Procesal Psicología Forense Visitas Tenencia Prueba Pericial Parental Alienation Syndrome Family Law Procedural Law Forensic Psychology Visitation Custody Expert Witness Síndrome de Alienação Parental Direito de Família Direito Processual Psicologia Forense Guarda Perícia |
| Sumario: | Parental Alienation Syndrome is defined in the academic literature and case-law as the actions of a parent on their children with the aim of creating a negative perception toward the other parent. Despite legal science endorsing this concept, there is no consensus in the medical sciences regarding it scientific rigor. Worldwide, it is not regarded as a psychiatric disorder according to the DSM Psychiatry Manuals. In our country, the School of Psychology at the Universidad de la República (State Public University), the Institute of Children and Adolescents of Uruguay, and the Attorney General's Office have declared that Parental Alienation Syndrome is not scientifically validated. This paper reviews national case-law, describing how it initially validates Parental Alienation Syndrome, only to later acknowledge its unscientific nature in some cases and its inadmissibility as an evidentiary argument in others. |
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