Publications
Danger of Misinformation and Science Denial: Background, Modern Examples, Future Action.
Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology
Harman, J. J., Lorandos, D., Sherry, A., & Kaufman, M. R. (2025). Danger of Misinformation and Science Denial: Background, Modern Examples, Future Action. Journal of Social Issues, 81(1), e70006.
High Cost of Scientific Ignorance: A Conceptual Foundation for Scientific Literacy in the Courts.
Mason, S., & Lorandos, D. (2025). High Cost of Scientific Ignorance: A Conceptual Foundation for Scientific Literacy in the Courts. Journal of Social Issues, 81(1), e70001.
Dunning-Kruger and the Law: Lawyers’ Overconfidence in Their Scientific Abilities Allows Junk Science to Pervert Justice.
Findings of abuse in families affected by parental alienation.
Forensic Use of DNA
Independent Medical Examinations
Lorandos, D. & Blevins, M. (2025) Dunning-Kruger and the Law: Lawyers’ Overconfidence in Their Scientific Abilities Allows Junk Science to Pervert Justice. 49 (2) Champion 12 -18. The Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Child Sexual Abuse Interviews
Sharples, A. E., Harman, J. J., & Lorandos, D. (2025). Findings of abuse in families affected by parental alienation. Journal of Family Violence, 40(2), 225-235.
Admissibility, Direct and Cross Examination
Wygant, S., Lorandos, D., Craft, T. & Aldridge, N. (2023). Child Sexual Abuse Interviews, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 3, 187 – 342.
Children of High-Conflict Families
Bernet, W. & Lorandos, D. (2023). Children of High-Conflict Families, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 3, 49 – 119.
Professional Standards for Clinical Psychiatry & Psychology
Lorandos, D. & Bernet, W. (2023). Professional Standards for Clinical Psychiatry & Psychology, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 3, 1 – 48.
Litigation of Recovered-Repressed Memory, Dissociative Amnesia, Trauma and False Memory Cases
Barden, R. C. & Lorandos, D. (2023). Litigation of Recovered-Repressed Memory, Dissociative Amnesia, Trauma and False Memory Cases, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 2, 205 – 271.
False Memories
Huffman, M.L. & Lorandos, D. (2023). False Memories, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 2, 91 – 204.
Sexual Abuse Examinations
Spence, M. J. & Lorandos, D. (2023). Forensic Use of DNA, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 1, 633 – 817.
Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology
Wygant, S., Lorandos, D., Craft, T. & Aldridge, N. (2023). Sexual Abuse Examinations, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 1, 541 – 631.
Blevins, M., Lorandos, D, & Harding, M. (2023). Independent Medical Examinations, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 1, 455 – 516.
Lorandos, D. & Miller, S. (2023). Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 1, 195 – 348.
Lorandos, D. & Domitrovich, S. (2023). Admissibility, Direct and Cross Examination, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 1, 115 – 194.
Expert Evidence in the Courts
Lorandos, D. & Domitrovich, S. (2023). Expert Evidence in the Courts, in Lorandos, D. [Ed.] Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group, Vol. 1, 1 – 113.
Lorandos, D. [Editor-in-Chief] (2023). Litigator’s Handbook on Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology, Egan, Minnesota, West Group. 3 Volumes - Forty-Four Contributing Authors from Five Countries
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.