Any diagnosis can be misused. Look at how many cases of people claiming temporary insanity are used to get out of a murder charge. Misuse of a diagnosis does not make the diagnosis not real. Furthermore, how many times are things misdiagnosed in even general medicine? This happens all the time. It does not make the diagnosis not exist. For example, PTSD, Anxiety and Stress are often misdiagnosed as a cluster b personality issue when they are actually what caused by what is timed, a situational condition. But let's look at cancer diagnoses where they are missed or diagnosed as such but really are not. Or how about conditions where the issues is a bacterial infection rather than a virus or a cancer. Misuse of a diagnosis does NOT make it not exist.
Parental alienation is child abuse.
Any diagnosis can be misused. Look at how many cases of people claiming temporary insanity are used to get out of a murder charge. Misuse of a diagnosis does not make the diagnosis not real. Furthermore, how many times are things misdiagnosed in even general medicine? This happens all the time. It does not make the diagnosis not exist. For example, PTSD, Anxiety and Stress are often misdiagnosed as a cluster b personality issue when they are actually what caused by what is timed, a situational condition. But let's look at cancer diagnoses where they are missed or diagnosed as such but really are not. Or how about conditions where the issues is a bacterial infection rather than a virus or a cancer. Misuse of a diagnosis does NOT make it not exist.
Parental alienation IS abuse. I don't think you are understanding that.
There are many that hold that view, and I am preparing a counterpoint article to tell both sides.