A large team of mental health and legal professionals propose that the next editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, and International Classification of
Diseases, ICD-11, recognize the condition in which a child takes the part of one parent in a high-conflict divorce, and rejects a relationship with the other parent without legitimate
justification. The core of the volume sets out 20 reasons why parental alienation should be a diagnosis. Among them are that the phenomenon of parental alienation was described long before the
syndrome, it has been identified and studied in many countries, and that it has been discussed extensively by legal professionals. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
