A Comprehensive Review of Misinformation and Other Inaccuracies in Challenging Parental Alienation
This document is a comprehensive analysis and critique of the book, Challenging Parental Alienation: New Directions for Professionals and Parents, copyright 2022, edited by Jean Mercer and Margaret Drew. The book was published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, a large company in London and New York. The initial purpose of our involvement in this project was to prepare independent book reviews that would be submitted for publication in professional journals. However, soon after starting our analysis, we identified gross mischaracterizations, misinformation, blatant errors, conflicts of interest, lack of expertise, use of science denial techniques, plagiarism, and deliberate misrepresentations of the current state of peer-reviewed published research, scientific inquiry, and case law support for the family dynamic of parental alienation (PA). These errors are so egregious that we believe they constitute a deliberate attempt to mislead mental health professionals, legal professionals, and parents. The misinformation contained in this book is likely to cause irreparable harm to children and families. Therefore, after conducting our analysis, we decided to submit a request of the publisher to immediately withdraw the book from publication.
