Defusing the High-Conflict Divorce

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Editorial Reviews

"Readers will benefit from encountering numerous ways to understand and navigate there treacherous clinical dilemmas..."

--Brad Sachs, Ph.D., Psychologist, Author, THE GOOD ENOUGH CHILD



"…not only an excellent work but a badly needed work."

--Eugene Arthur Moore, Judge of Probate, Circuit Court of the County of Oakland, Michigan

Customer Reviews

Bernard Gaulier, Ph.D., Judith Margerum, Ph.D., Jerome A. Price, M.A. and James Windell, M.A.

Bernard Gaulier, Ph.D., is Director of the Court Psychological Clinic (Family Division of the Circuit Court, Oakland County, Michigan). As a forensic psychologist in the field of juvenile justice and custody disputes, he has conducted numerous assessments and helped coordinate services regarding children and family issues.

Judith Margerum, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Co-Director of the Michigan Family Institute. Dr. Margerum received her doctorate from the University of Detroit and has over 20 years experience working with families experiencing difficult problems. She provides professional consultation and training as well as therapy.

Jerome A. Price, M.A., is the director and founder of the Michigan Family Institute. He is an internationally known brief therapist, teacher and consultant who is widely published. He is contributing author in several books, has written numerous articles, and is author of the books Power and Compassion and The Right to Be the Grownup. Price is an Approved Supervisor for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

James Windell, M.A., is a court psychologist at the Oakland County (Michigan) Circuit Court where he conducts group therapy with adolescent delinquents and treats high-conflict divorce couples. He is the author of several parenting and medical books, and his most recent book is The Fatherstyle Advantage. He writes a syndicated parenting column.

Dedications

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Preface

Introduction

Part I: High-Conflict Divorce: Who Gets Hurt? Why Does it Happen?

Chapter 1 - Who Gets Hurt When Parents Fight?

Chapter 2 - Why Do People Have High Conflict Divorces?


Part II: Patterns of Dysfunction in High-Conflict Divorces

Chapter 3 - Pattern 1: Children in the Middle

Chapter 4 - Pattern 2: Parents Claiming Parental Alienation Syndrome

Chapter 5 - Pattern 3: Parents Who Remarry

Chapter 6 - Pattern 4: Substance-Abusing Parents

Chapter 7 - Pattern 5: Accusations of Mental Illness

Chapter 8 - Pattern 6: Disempowered Parents.


Part III: Understanding the Context of High-Conflict Divorce

Chapter 9 - Dysfunction in the Court System: Attorneys and Judges

Chapter 10 - Dysfunction in the Mental Health System: Psychological Assessments

Chapter 11 - The Role of Therapists in High-Conflict Divorces



Part IV: Making Changes in High-Conflict Divorces

Chapter 12 - Which Interventions Work and Which Don't?

Chapter 13 - Mediation

Chapter 14 - Parent Coordination for High-Conflict Divorces

Chapter 15 - ADEPT: A Court -Based Group Treatment Program for High-Conflict Divorces

Chapter 16 - The High-Conflict Treatment Team

Chapter 17- A Final Word on Working with High-Conflict Divorce Couples

Bibliography

Index