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On Wikipedia medical information, including information about mental health, have special sourcing requirements which you can find at WP:MEDRS. Note in particular that we base content on secondary studies such as systematic reviews - we generally do not report on single primary studies. MrOllie (talk) 12:35, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * I am an independent researcher with no conflict of interest. The peer refereed journal published our empirical research. Here is a link to the full article:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235683555_MMPI-2_Findings_of_Primitive_Defenses_in_Alienating_Parents RMGORDONPHD (talk) 13:58, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * For an empirical study to test the involvement of primitive defenses in Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), authors collected 158 MMPI-2s from court ordered custody evaluations, 76 were PAS cases and 82 were custody cases without PAS (controls). We used the MMPI-2 indexes to measure primitive defenses. We found that mothers and fathers who were alienators had higher (clinical range) scores indicating primitive defenses such as splitting and projective identification, than control mothers and fathers (normal range scores) in both our indexes. Target parents were mostly similar to the control parents. RMGORDONPHD (talk) 14:01, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Peer reviewed isn't our minimum bar - please read WP:MEDRS. We don't report on single studies. And yes, if you are adding references to your own work, you have a conflict of interest as Wikipedia defines it. See WP:COI. MrOllie (talk) 14:11, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Not allowing authors to publish their own scholarly research from peer refereed journals is not a commonly held definition of conflict of interest. You might want to review this definition of conflict of interest by academic experts on the subject. RMGORDONPHD (talk) 14:23, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is its own community with distinct norms and practices, some of which are quite unlike what you may be used to in Academic publishing. If you want to contribute here you will have to learn our ways to some extent - particularly in the medical space, where we have special requirements. MrOllie (talk) 14:26, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * However, your information about Parental Alienation is very biased and leaves out a lot of empirical research that shows that it is a special case of the use of primitive defenses in high conflict custody situations. RMGORDONPHD (talk) 14:30, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * A frequent complaint about our medical sourcing requirements is that they cause us to leave out the latest research. That is by design. We really only want stuff that has been verified multiple times. MrOllie (talk) 14:33, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Marques, T. M., Narciso, I., & Ferreira, L. C. (2020). Empirical research on parental alienation: A descriptive literature review. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 105572.
 * Abstract
 * Scientific literature has pointed to a growing body of empirical studies that contribute to an accurate mapping of parental alienation. This descriptive literature review of empirical research on parental alienation - in peer-reviewed scientific journals between January 2000 and December 2018 – seeks to characterize the research methodologies and to provide a summary of the main research themes. Several academic databases (B-On: Online Knowledge Library–Search, Ovid, ProQuest, Web of Knowledge, PsycINFO and Google Scholar) were systematically searched and the review followed the PRISMA guidelines for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Forty-three studies were included, the majority of them following a quantitative, retrospective and cross-sectional design. Parental alienation was mainly associated with divorce and child custody dispute contexts. Results also revealed the main themes targeted by empirical research: Development and use of assessment measures for parental alienation; Parental alienation patterns; Validation of the parental alienation syndrome construct; Parental alienation impact; Parental alienation viewed as child abuse; Professionals’ voices and maps on parental alienation. Limitations and recommendations for future research on parental alienation are discussed, highlighting common themes and research gaps.
 * Lee‐Maturana, S., Matthewson, M., Dwan, C., & Norris, K. (2019). Characteristics and experiences of targeted parents of parental alienation from their own perspective: A systematic literature review. Australian Journal of Psychology, 71(2), 83-91.
 * Objective
 * The aims of this systematic literature review were to identify and synthesise all relevant information about targeted parents’ characteristics and experiences from their own perspective.
 * Method
 * The academic databases Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, EMBASE‐ELSEVIER, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and conference abstracts were systematically searched from their inception until May 2018. The systematic review followed the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta‐analyses protocol (PRISMA‐P) and was registered in PROSPERO (ID = CRD42017062533).
 * Results
 * Nine relevant articles were included after conducting inclusion criteria and quality assessment. Data were collated and analysed using guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic reviews.
 * Conclusion
 * Targeted parents report consistent stories about the nature of the alienation tactics used by alienating parents across the included studies. Targeted parents expressed dissatisfaction with legal and mental health system services available to them. Further, despite feeling despair, frustration, and isolation, targeted parents appear to be resilient and seek out positive coping strategies. This review showed that research on targeted parents from their own perspective is sparse, and more studies are needed. RMGORDONPHD (talk) 14:45, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I just gave you two such reviews of multiple studies. RMGORDONPHD (talk) 15:18, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. These reviews are certainly worth considering, though at first glance I am not sure that they will add a huge amount of info that is not already included in the article.  But we can discuss for sure.   The place to propose these reviews as sources is the talkpage of the article, here. Talk:Parental alienation. Create a new section at the bottom and add links to these articles (not the copy and pasted text, as you have done above, as there are copyright concerns when doing that.) Slp1 (talk) 16:30, 20 April 2022 (UTC)