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*stating or implying that the child is being abused or maltreated by the other parent.
The consequences of parental alienation or attempted alienation can be quite profound. Alienation at its best it is a form of psychological programming; at worst, it's brainwashing. Alienation may result in the permanent destruction of a child's relationship with a parent and in long-lasting psychological problems.
In their article, Bone and Walsh conclude that when alienation has been identified, the solution is to deal with it immediately: