Pub Date : 2017-06-13DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1331780
Lauren B. Day, J. Faust, Ryan A Black, D. Day, A. Alexander
ABSTRACT Factitious Disorder Imposed by Another (FDIA) can be difficult to expeditiously identify. Understanding personality characteristics of FDIA perpetrators via psychological assessment may decrease the time between initial abuse and identification of FDIA. Personality characteristics of FDIA mother-perpetrators were examined through a comparative analysis of MMPI-2 profiles. It was predicted that mother-perpetrators would have significantly higher overall profile elevations on the MMPI-2 and elevations on specific clinical scales than a comparative control group. Results indicated that mother-perpetrators displayed significantly higher, elevations on the Psychasthenia (Pt) and Schizophrenia (Sc) scales and a trend toward significantly higher elevation on the Psychopathic Deviate (Pd) scale than the control group. These findings, along with the demographic information obtained, establish a preliminary foundation for understanding an overall profile of mother-perpetrators.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1308290
Caitlin R. Green
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1299602
Angela J. Patino
and James R. Flens. Dense, highly technical language is used to derive the primary point: this test can add to hypothesis testing in the forensic context, especially if the data are compared with and interpreted in the context of the interview and with other data available in a forensic context. The ASEBA gathers self-report and collateral data by using a range of instruments to assess behavioral, emotional, and adaptive functioning across the lifespan, yielding competence profiles, and assessing the patient for empirically based diagnoses, such as those in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, by means of computerized calculations that also produce a narrative report. As with other tests, when properly used, the ASEBA can yield valid data in forensic settings. However, when such an instrument is improperly used (e.g., scored by a computer), it may generate quantitative data that are presented in the context of a narrative (familiar, easy to follow, and intelligible) report that can create a sense of coherence and “truthiness” that is not always justified. According to the back matter, this is a clearly written book that is accessible to both the novice and experienced clinician. I could not disagree more. This multiauthored text is written in dense technical language. The knowledge assumed in psychology and forensic psychology is considerable. Absent formal training in psychology, the material covered extends beyond the scope of knowledge and expertise of most forensic psychiatrists. Some chapters are more accessible than others. The chapters review in detail the validity research for tests and subtests, to help prepare psychologists for testimony as to the validity of measures used with respect to the question posed by the court. For forensic psychiatrists interested in going deeper into this field the answer to the question posed in the first paragraph is a qualified yes.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1286961
Morgan Shaw
ABSTRACT There is oftentimes no distinction in disputed divorce or child custody cases between “high conflict” and “abusive” relationships. This commentary addresses the important distinction between high conflict divorce cases and cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) and highlights the differences between the two terms. It further explores the role of parenting coordination efforts in high conflict cases and how those efforts are not always appropriate in cases of abuse. There is also further discussion regarding the importance of appropriate training for parent coordinators and, at minimum, what that training should entail.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1314206
Mukiba Stacy-Ann Louis, E. J. Johnson
ABSTRACT Children’s exposure to domestic violence has been associated with various negative outcomes. This study explores the effects of children’s exposure to domestic violence through the lenses of the primary victims of abuse. Specifically, the consequences associated with their children’s exposure to domestic violence, the coping mechanisms employed, and identified preventative measures to address this social problem. Semistructured interviews were conducted to obtain the mother’s perspective. Participants for this study were randomly obtained from the database of the Legal Aid and Advisory Authority. Findings revealed that children are used as a bargaining tool by both mothers (to prevent DV) and perpetrators (to exert control). The coping mechanisms that mothers believed their children used included listening to music, adopting care taking roles, and positioning themselves away from the violence.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1288600
A. Álvarez
ABSTRACT Movies often reflect public perceptions. The portrayal of foster care in movies provides insight regarding beliefs and attitudes children, parents, and others bring with them as they interact with the foster care system. The study focus was to identify images of foster care portrayed in 37 nondocumentary movies produced in the United States and Canada between 1921 and 2012. Using Framing Theory, an iterative review process was used to derive three dominant images presented to audiences: child entrance into foster care, a broken foster care system, and life in foster care. Movie images generally misrepresented the realities of foster care in the United States, highlighting the importance of those involved in child custody and providing a more realistic image of foster care.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1312658
J. Faust, C. Ko, A. Alexander, S. Greenhawt
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to determine whether a parent–child gender match would influence child psychological adjustment after divorce. Participants included 69 parents (36 mothers) in active family law litigation to resolve issues related to postdissolution of marriage or time-sharing matters. Participants provided demographic information and completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, 1991) to assess their perceptions of their child’s internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Results demonstrated that internalizing and externalizing behaviors were not affected by whether children spent more time with the same gender parent, opposite gender parent, or split their time equally between both. Comparisons and contradictions between the results in this study and existing research are discussed, as well as practical implications.
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Pub Date : 2017-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2017.1312659
S. Drapeau, Amandine Baude, J. Ouellet, Élisabeth Godbout, H. Ivers, M. Saint-Jacques
ABSTRACT The goal of the present study was to shed light on the relation between postseparation custody arrangements and family contexts in which school-age children (8–12 years old) live so as to better understand the processes underlying their adjustment. The sample was composed of 112 dyads (parents and children) from families in joint custody (n = 37) or maternal custody (n = 75). The dyads were met with twice at a 1-year interval. Compared with those in joint custody, the respondents with sole custody had a negative opinion of the transitions between homes and had the impression that the children were more involved in interparental conflicts. This analysis showed that the difficult nature of transitions between homes was a crucial mediating variable in the relation between conflicts and the children’s adjustment, but that other variables, such as the relational problems with the mother, played a role, particularly in joint custody situations.
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Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1247308
Dominic A. D’Abate
ABSTRACT This article will outline the basic tenets and potential practical application of both a solution-focused and a family narrative approach in providing alternative and helpful techniques that can be utilized by parenting coordinators and co-parenting coaches working with high conflict families transitioning to a post separation or divorce state. It is suggested that children and parents adapt better to their new family circumstances when they are empowered to find their own solutions to the challenges they face and are given the opportunity to create, for themselves, a positive and desirable family story.
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