International and transracial adoptions
Subtitle: a mental health perspective
By: Christopher Bagley with Loretta Young, Anne Scully.
Contributors: Young, Loretta.; Scully, Anne
Publisher: Avebury
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Brookfield, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Intercountry adoption.; Interracial adoption.; Adopted children -- Mental health.
Description: An overview of the factors that contribute to adjustment in adoption. It draws upon the British National Child Development study which indicates that adoption is a powerful environmental influence on children who, without adoption, would be at risk of developing major behavioural problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-360) and index.