Publications


Gender and Child Custody Outcomes Across 16 Years of Judicial Decisions Regarding Abuse and Parental Alienation


Findings of Abuse in Families Affected by Parental Alienation.

Milestones: A Concise History of Parental Alienation Theory

Harman, J.J., Giancarlo, C., Lorandos, D. & Ludmer, B. (2023 in press) Gender and Child Custody Outcomes Across 16 Years of Judicial Decisions Regarding Abuse and Parental Alienation. Children and Youth Services Review

Sharples, A.E., Harman, J.J. & Lorandos, D. (2023) Findings of Abuse in Families Affected by Parental Alienation. Journal of Family Violence. 1-11.



Bernet, W. & Lorandos, D. (2023) Milestones: A Concise History of Parental Alienation Theory. 1 European Journal of Parental Alienation Practice. 1-19

Litigators Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychology


Developmental Psychology and the Scientific Status of Parental Alienation

Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes

Lorandos, D. [Ed.] (2023)   Litigator’s Handbook of Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group. 3 Volumes - Forty-Four Contributing Authors from Five Countries

Harman, J. J., Warshak, R. A., Lorandos, D., & Florian, M. J. (2022). Developmental Psychology and the Scientific Status of Parental Alienation. 58 Developmental Psychology, 58 (10), 1887-1911.



Harman, J. and Lorandos, D. (2020) Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy and Law. Published online December. 2020 - 1 - 25.

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2020-96321-001.html

Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes.


Response to Milchman, Geffner, and Meier Ideology and Rhetoric Replace Science and Reason in Some Parental Alienation Literature and Advocacy: A Critique Family Court Review

Lorandos, D. Alienating Behaviors and the Law, in Lorandos, D. and Bernet, W. [Eds.] (2020) Parental Alienation - Science & Law, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 285 - 323.


Parental Alienation in U.S. Courts, 1985 to 2018

Lorandos, D. Parental Alienation in U.S. Courts 1985 - 2018, in Lorandos, D. and Bernet, W. [Eds.] (2020) Parental Alienation - Science & Law, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 365 - 385


Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy and Family Bridges: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why - PART TWO

Lorandos, D. The Importance of Voir Dire in High-Conflict Family Law Cases, in Lorandos, D. and Bernet, W. [Eds.] (2020) Parental Alienation - Science & Law, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 386 - 427.


Lorandos, D. and Bernet, W. Tips for Expert Testimony, in Lorandos, D. and Bernet, W. [Eds.] (2020) Parental Alienation - Science & Law, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 476 - 502.

Expert Evidence Post -Daubert: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly


Lorandos, D. (2020) Response to Milchman, Geffner, and Meier Ideology and Rhetoric Replace Science and Reason in Some Parental Alienation Literature and Advocacy: A Critique Family Court Review - Special Issue: 20/20 on Parent-Child Contact Problems: Concepts, Controversies & Conundrums, Volume 58, No. 2. 371-372.  Nicholas Bala and Barbara Fidler, Editors.


Parental Alienation in U.S. Courts 1985 - 2018 in Parental Alienation — Science & Law

Lorandos, D. (2020) Parental Alienation in U.S. Courts, 1985 to 2018.  Family Court Review - Special Issue: 20/20 on Parent-Child Contact Problems: Concepts, Controversies & Conundrums, Volume 58, No. 2. 322-339.


Lorandos, D. (2020) Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy and Family Bridges: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why - PART TWO 34 American Journal of Family Law, No. 1, 9 - 17. (Spring 2020)


Lorandos, D. (2020) Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy and Family Bridges: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why - PART ONE 33 American Journal of Family Law, No. 4, 415 - 423. (Winter 2020)


Harman, J., Lorandos, D., Biringen, Z and Grubb, C. (2019) Gender Differences in the Use of Parental Alienating Behaviors. Journal of Family Violence. 35, 459–469 (2020). Published online Sep. 2019 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-019-00097-5.


Lorandos, D. (2017) Expert Evidence Post -Daubert: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 43 (No. 3) 18 - 24 Litigation Spring, 2017

Alienating Behaviors and the Law in Parental Alienation —Science & Law

The Importance of Voir Dire in High-Conflict Family Law Cases in Parental Alienation — Science & Law

Tips for Expert Testimony in Parental Alienation — Science & Law

Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy and Family Bridges: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why - PART ONE

Gender Differences in the Use of Parental Alienating Behaviors


Lorandos, D. and Bone, M.J. Child Custody Evaluation in cases where Parental Alienation is Alleged in Goldstein, M. [Ed.] (2015) Handbook of Child Custody, Springer, New York, 179 - 232.

Child Custody Evaluation in cases where Parental Alienation is Alleged in Handbook of Child Custody


Kline, C., Lorandos, D., and Spence, M. (2015) If DNA, Then Guilty’: Strategies for Overcoming Juror Assumptions About DNA Evidence In Criminal Trials. - 39 Champion - 22 - 29. The Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

If DNA, Then Guilty’: Strategies for Overcoming Juror Assumptions About DNA Evidence In Criminal Trials.


Lorandos, D., Bernet, W. and Sauber, R. Overview of Parental Alienation in Lorandos, D., Bernet, W. and Sauber, R. [Eds.] (2013), Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 5 - 46.

Overview of Parental Alienation in Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals


Lorandos, D. Legal Interventions in Cases of Parental Alienation, in Lorandos, D., Bernet, W. and Sauber, R. [Eds.] (2013), Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 232 - 262.

Legal Interventions in Cases of Parental Alienation in Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals

Harman, J. and Lorandos, D. (2021) Allegations of Family Violence in Court: How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy and Law. 27(2) 184-208


Lorandos, D. Parental Alienation in North American Law, in Lorandos, D., Bernet, W. and Sauber, R. [Eds.] (2013), Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 348 - 424.

Parental Alienation in North American Law in Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals


Lorandos, D., Parental Alienation in Morewitz, S.J and Goldstein, M. [Eds.] (2013), The Handbook of Forensic Psychology and Forensic Sociology, Springer, New York, 323 - 344.

Parental Alienation in The Handbook of Forensic Psychology and Forensic Sociology


Lorandos, D., (2013) Managing Clients in Life Threatening Litigation. 39 Litigation (No. 3)  46 - 51. Summer, 2013.

Managing Clients in Life Threatening Litigation


Lorandos, D. (2012) Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Forensic Science and Evidence in Criminal Cases in Inside the Minds: Utilizing Forensic Science in Criminal Cases. Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters Company, Egan, Minnesota.

Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Forensic Science and Evidence in Criminal Cases in Inside the Minds: Utilizing Forensic Science in Criminal Cases


Lorandos, D. (2011) Saving Tonya Craft: An Integration of Science and Law - 35 Champion -10 - 18. The Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Saving Tonya Craft: An Integration of Science and Law


Lorandos, D. and Joshi, A. (2007) Is That What I Meant? - Litigating Intent in White Collar Crime - 31 Champion 26,  2 - 6. The Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

 

Is That What I Meant? - Litigating Intent in White Collar Crime


Lorandos, D. Parental Alienation Syndrome in American Law, in Gardner, R., Sauber, R. and Lorandos, D. [Eds.] (2006) The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Conceptual, Clinical and Legal Considerations, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 333 - 351.

 

Parental Alienation Syndrome in American Law in The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Conceptual, Clinical and Legal Considerations


Lorandos, D. Parental Alienation Syndrome: Detractors and the Junk Science Vacuum, in Gardner, R., Sauber, R. and Lorandos, D. [Eds.] (2006) The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Conceptual, Clinical and Legal Considerations, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 397 - 418.

 

Parental Alienation Syndrome: Detractors and the Junk Science Vacuum, in The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Conceptual, Clinical and Legal Considerations


Lorandos, D. and Campbell, T.W. (2005) Benchbook in the Behavioral Sciences – Psychiatry –Psychology – Social Work. Durham, North Carolina, Carolina Academic Press

 

Benchbook in the Behavioral Sciences – Psychiatry –Psychology – Social Work


Campbell, T.W. and Lorandos, D. (2001) Cross Examining Experts in the Behavioral Sciences, Egan, Minnesota, West Group - Two Volumes – annual updates ~ latest = 2021 - 2022

 

Cross Examining Experts in the Behavioral Sciences


Lorandos, D. (1996) Secrecy & Genetics in Adoption Law &Practice. 27 Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal 277 - 320.

 

Secrecy & Genetics in Adoption Law &Practice


Lorandos, D. and Campbell, T. (1995) Myths and Realities of Sexual Abuse Evaluation and Diagnosis: A Call for Judicial Guidelines. 7 Issues in Child Abuse Accusations 1.

 

Myths and Realities of Sexual Abuse Evaluation and Diagnosis: A Call for Judicial Guidelines


Lorandos, D. (1995) Lorandos, D. (1995) Finding the Right Expert in: Expert Witnesses: Beyond Junk Science and Daubert Institute of Continuing Legal Education Ann Arbor, Michigan. Institute of Continuing Legal Education Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

Finding the Right Expert in: Expert Witnesses: Beyond Junk Science and Daubert


Lorandos, D. (1990). Change in Adolescent Boys at Teen Ranch: A Five-Year Study 25 Adolescence 509

 

Change in Adolescent Boys at Teen Ranch: A Five-Year Study


Lorandos, D. (1990). Adolescents in Residential Treatment: A Six-Year Comparison. Adolescent Psychiatry - Developmental & Clinical Studies Vol. 17 - The University of Chicago Press.

 

Adolescents in Residential Treatment: A Six-Year Comparison


Lorandos, D. Steps Away from Methadone:  A Behavioral Approach to the Detoxification of Methadone Maintenance Clients, in Schecter, A. J. [Ed.] (1981) Drug Dependence, Springer, New York. pp. 59 - 66.

 

Away from Methadone:  A Behavioral Approach to the Detoxification of Methadone Maintenance Clients


Lorandos, D. The Integration of Treatment and Evaluation, in Schecter, A. J. [Ed.] (1981) Drug Dependence, Springer, New York. pp. 1193 - 1200.

The Integration of Treatment and Evaluation in Drug Dependence