March 3, 2008: The Psychologists Board of Queensland (Australia) disciplined WILLIAM WRIGLEY, declaring that he acted unprofessionally in giving evidence about "parental alienation syndrome" to the court. An investigation of Wrigley found that his evidence in a case three years earlier, which led to a mother losing custody of her two children, constituted "conduct that demonstrates incompetence or a lack of adequate knowledge, skill, judgment or care." The judge in the case stated, "It has to be said that in terms of objectivity, professionalism, fairness and balance, his reports are in stark contrast to those provided by (other professionals)." The board advised Wrigley of its unanimous decision that he had "acted in a way that constituted unsatisfactory conduct" for "referring to an unrecognized syndrome in his reports. It was inappropriate for [Wrigley] to either diagnose the children or state there was a likelihood the children could develop parental alienation syndrome, as it is not a recognized syndrome. To diagnose a patient as suffering from or demonstrating a potential to develop an unrecognized syndrome is contrary to the code of ethics."
http://www.psychcrime.org/articles/sue_prosecute_court_psychologists_whose_negligence_incompetence_harms_families.html
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