Media & Press
For more than four decades, Dr. Richard Warshak’s work on parental alienation, divorce, and child custody has been featured in international media, professional journals, and mainstream outlets.
Overview & media inquiries
Dr. Warshak is a widely consulted expert on parental alienation, child custody, divorce, and children’s adjustment. He has appeared on national and international television and radio, and his work has been covered by leading newspapers and magazines.
To request an interview or invite Dr. Warshak to speak at your event, please email: doc@warshak.com.
Broadcast appearances
Selected television and radio appearances featuring Dr. Warshak’s commentary and expertise on parental alienation, high-conflict divorce, and child custody.
Dr. Warshak has been interviewed on television programs including:
- PBS documentary – Kids & Divorce: For Better or Worse
- ABC 20/20 (interviewed by Chris Cuomo)
- NBC Today (interviewed by Jane Pauley)
- NBC Weekend Today
- CBS Early Show
- CBS Saturday Early Show
- CNN Paula Zahn Now
- CNN Sonya Live
- CTV (Canada) – The Verdict with Paula Todd
- ABC Home Show
- Court TV
- BBC Panorama
- Geraldo
- Fox Good Day Dallas (regular guest, frequent appearances 2002–2005)
- ABC Good Morning Texas
Selected radio coverage includes:
- National Public Radio – Marketplace
- NBC Radio
- Numerous regional and national radio interviews throughout the U.S. and Canada
Print coverage
Dr. Warshak’s research and clinical work have been quoted or profiled in major magazines and newspapers in North America and internationally.
Selected magazines that have featured or quoted Dr. Warshak include:
- Time
- Parade (Sunday newspaper supplement)
- Maclean’s (Canada)
- Semana (Colombia)
- Redbook
- Parents
- Working Mother
- Parenting
- Child
- Men’s Health
- Psychology Today
- Best Life
- American Psychological Association Monitor
- Omni
- M
- Science News
- Dallas Child
Selected newspapers that have covered Dr. Warshak’s work include:
- The New York Times (Sunday front-page coverage)
- USA Today (including cover stories)
- The Washington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- Toronto Star
- The Globe and Mail (Canada)
- Law Times (Canada)
- New York Daily News
- Columns by Dr. Joyce Brothers
- Chicago Tribune
- Scotland on Sunday
- London Sunday Telegraph
- Sunday Star-Times (New Zealand)
- Christian Science Monitor
- San Diego Union-Tribune
- Boston Sunday Globe and Boston Herald
- Austin American-Statesman
- Houston Post
- Dallas Morning News
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Detroit Free Press
- Asbury Park Press
- Plano Star Courier
- Other regional and syndicated columns (e.g., Parent to Parent)
Media archive
A condensed archive of selected coverage of Dr. Warshak’s work in newspapers and magazines spanning 1980–2010. This section is primarily for visitors who want a historical record of his media presence.
2009
- Il Giornale (Italy) – Coverage of a high-conflict international case involving parental alienation
- The Star (Canada) – Help for children alienated by a parent
- Law Times (Canada) – Parental alienation as a serious risk for children
- The Globe and Mail (Canada) – Courts helping children affected by alienation
- Semana (Colombia) – Feature on parents cut off from their children
2008
- Dallas Child – Feature on child custody
- Psychology Today – Perspectives on fathers and their children
- Maclean’s – Interview with Dr. Warshak
2007
- Plano Star Courier – Coverage of a kidnapping and custody case
- LifeScript – Children caught in the middle of divorce
- Psychology Today – Feature on children rejecting a parent
2006
2005
- Chicago Tribune – How custody tactics can tear families apart
2004
- Dallas Morning News – Coverage of a case in which a boy killed his father
- Time – “Joint Custody Blues”
- The New York Times – Relocation and custody disputes
- Christian Science Monitor – Equal custody laws
- New York Daily News – High-conflict custody ruling
2003
- Dallas Morning News – Parents acting like adults in divorce
- ABA Journal – Overnight visits and young children
- NuImage Magazine – Coping with war-related anxiety
- The Atlas Society – Dealing with anxious times
- Brooklyn Papers – Stepfamily dynamics and ex-partners
2002
- Child – Minimizing the impact of divorce on children
- Inform – Interview about Divorce Poison
- HealthScout – Joint custody outcomes
- CBS News – “Divorce Poison” segment
2001
2000
- Men’s Health – Commentary on litigation and family life
1998
- Boston Sunday Globe – Feature on parental abductions
1996
- Austin Monthly – Special fathers
- Sunday Telegraph (London) – Father-led parenting
1995
- Men’s Health – Custody and fathers
1994
- Men’s Health – High-conflict post-divorce disputes
- Parenting – Threats to move children between homes
- Detroit Free Press – Fathers’ access to children
1993
- Redbook – Stepfamily myths
- The Washington Post – Front-page story on easing divorce’s impact
- Men’s Health – Visitation issues and post-divorce contact
1992
- M Magazine – The custody trap
- Dallas Morning News – Abuse allegations in custody disputes
- USA Today – Fatherhood and dramatic life changes (also see: cover story)
1991
- Dallas Morning News – A profile of single fathers
1990
- Spirit – Dating after divorce
- Men’s Health – “Mr. Dad”
- Parade – Can a man raise a child alone?
1989
- Psychology Today – Same-sex custody (mother–daughter, father–son)
1987
- Privileged Information – Being a good father at a distance
- USA Today – Single fathers seeking respect
- Asbury Park Press – Custody battles and children’s wellbeing
1986
- Omni – Men as capable parents
- Science News – Father-custody research
1985
- Dallas Morning News – Single fathers
- Psychology Today – Fathers raising children alone
1984
- Parents – Helping children cope with divorce
- Dallas Morning News – Joint custody case studies
1983
- Plano Daily Star Courier – Stepfamily myths and realities
1982
- Austin American-Statesman – Same-sex parent benefits after divorce
- Chicago Tribune – Same-sex parent custody
- Plano Daily Star Courier – Psychological impact of divorce
- Dallas Morning News – Who should get custody?
1981
- Richardson Daily News – After-school work and children
- Plano Daily Star Courier – Early stepfamily research
- The Houston Post – Life with father
1980
- Time – Coverage of Dr. Warshak’s early research on custody
- Column by Dr. Joyce Brothers – Custody and children’s wellbeing
