Abstract: Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a childhood disorder. PAS decision-making is shaped by the techniques of research (TOR) employed to explain the disorder. The scope of this monograph is limited to an introduction of TOR standards, a literature review of PAS, an audit of the PAS TOR, observations about the disorder, and model construction. I assume native English reading comprehension and an understanding of basic economics.

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Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a childhood disorder

Standard TOR pave the way for good decision-making

Standard TOR include well-defined and well-qualified variables

Sample selection and data collection standards

TOR Transparency and Information Flow

Psychiatry is the Phlogiston of Mental Illness

MMPI-2 is the standard forensic test for PAS

PAS Alienating Parent (AP) Diagnostics

PAS Target Parent (TP) Diagnostics

PAS Child Diagnostics

PAS Model Construction

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