Mental Health Related Articles

Mental Health Related Articles

A Guide To The Parenting Evaluation Process

A Parenting Evaluation (PE), also called a Custody Evaluation, is a formal investigation that attempts to assess the level of each parent's respective parenting skills, and to determine which parent may be best suited to care for a child or children.

Behavioral Warning Signs

If your prospective spouse exhibits any of these behavioral "warning signs" to a significant degree, take heed.

Boys More Affected By Divorce Than Girls

What follows are some excerpts from The Custody Evaluation Handbook by Barry Bricklin, Ph.D. In the Handbook, Dr. Bricklin makes some interesting observations of various custody and family-interaction studies that have been done.

Divorce-Related Malicious Mother Syndrome

With the increasing commonality of divorce involving children, a pattern of abnormal behavior has emerged that has received little attention. The present paper defines the Divorce Related Malicious Mother Syndrome.

False Allegations Of Abuse In Divorce

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of divorces over the last thirty years. Experts estimate that at least half of all marriages will end in divorce. Divorce has an effect on everyone involved, especially children if there are children in the relationship.

Life After PAS: Gaining Custody After Parental Alienation

This article was written by a stepmother after she and her husband successfully fought to gain custody of his severely alienated child. As you'll see, the results aren't what you might expect they would be.

Personality Characteristics Of Falsely Accusing Parents In Custody Disputes

Files from contested divorce and custody cases where there were false allegations of sexual abuse were reviewed. Compared to custody-only, falsely accusing parents were much more likely to have a personality disorder.

Personality Disorders 101

Various types of personality disorders often play a part in divorce, in fact, some divorces occur for no other reason than that one spouse has a genuine personality disorder or other mentally debilitating condition.

The Narcissist In Court

For all of you who are facing your Narcissist ex-spouse in court, here are a few pointers to help your side gain the advantage. Following that is some further advice from an attorney.

What Does The Psychiatrist Want To See?

From the psychological evaluations and home-studies you have to show the courts that you are a better parent. Sometimes the judge will make up his or her mind before the hearing takes place, based on the information found in the psychological evaluations and home-studies.