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Clinical and preventive issues in child custody disputes

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Clinical efforts in child custody disputes have emphasized preventive measures that address the best interests of the child. Examined herein is the impact of separation and divorce on families and preventive oriented efforts in contested child custody family mediation models. Also addressed are psychological factors in mediation, an identified model of family mediation, and clinical issues in the contested child custody arena.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, 40536-0081, Lexington, KY

    Thomas W. Miller PhD (ABPP, Professor) & Lane J. Veltkamp MSW

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This article is adapted from a chapter entitled, “Contested Child Custody as a Stressful Life Event,” in Miller, T.W.,Stressful Life Events, Madison, Connecticut: International Universities Press, Inc., 1989.

Appreciation is extended to Tag Heister, Deborah Kessler and Katrina Scott, Library Science; Lisa Webster, Psychology Service, DVAMC, Lexington; and Virginia Morehouse, Debbie Hanley, and Cathy L. Smith, Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky; for their assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.

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Miller, T.W., Veltkamp, L.J. Clinical and preventive issues in child custody disputes. Child Psych Hum Dev 25, 267–280 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02250994

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