The Evidence Has Been Available for Decades
These Are the Diagnoses Courts and Governments Are Ignoring:
- 309.4 (ICD F43.25) – Adjustment Disorder (disturbance to emotions and behavior)
- 300.19 (ICD F68.10) – Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (false attachment pathology)
- 297.1 (ICD F24) – Delusional Disorder, Persecutory Type (shared delusions with the child)
- V995.51 (ICD T74.32) – Psychological Abuse of Child
- V61.20 (ICD Z62.82) – Parent-Child Relationship Problem
- V61.29 (ICD Z62.898) – Child Affected by Parental Relationship Distress
“The diagnosis is clear. If there’s a problem, it’s diagnosable.”
— Craig Childress, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist (CA PSY 18857)
The Pathology We Are Facing:
A narcissistic-borderline-dark personality parent imposes a shared persecutory delusion on the child—that the other parent is dangerous, unloving, or harmful. The child, in emotional enmeshment and psychological manipulation, rejects a loving, healthy parent.
“Delusions that the person (or someone close) is being malevolently treated…”
— APA, on Persecutory Type Delusional Disorder
Key Insights
This form of abuse is unequivocally diagnosable and constitutes a severe violation of mental health and well-being. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) along with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) have long recognized these conditions, providing clear criteria for diagnosis. Such recognition underscores the importance of acknowledging these issues as legitimate and pressing concerns within child welfare systems. Failure to address and intervene in these cases perpetuates harm and neglects the fundamental rights of affected children to safety and psychological health.