Psychological issues in adoption
Subtitle: research and practice
By: edited by David M. Brodzinsky and Jesús Palacios.
Contributors: Brodzinsky, David.; Palacios, Jesús, PhD.
Series: Advances in applied developmental psychology -- v. 24; Advances in applied developmental psychology (1993) -- v. 24.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Adoption -- Psychological aspects; Adopted children -- Psychology; Adjustment (Psychology) in children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-305) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Contemporary adoption in the United States : implications for the next wave of adoption theory, research, and practice / Devon Brooks, Cassandra Simmel, Leslie Wind, and Richard P. Barth; title: Changing attitudes of adoptive parents in Northern European countries / Rene Hoksbergen and Jan ter Laak; title: Prenatal and postnatal risks to neurobiological development in internationally adopted children / Megan R. Gunnar and Darlene A. Ketes; title: Adverse pre-adoption experiences and psychological outcomes / Michael Rutter; title: Change and continuity in mental representations of attachment after adoption / Jill Hodges, Miriam Steele, Saul Hillman, Kay Henderson, and Jeanne Kaniuk; title: Beyond adopted/non-adopted comparisons / Jesus Palacios and Yolanda Sanchez-Sandoval; title: Reconceptualizing openness in adoption : implications for theory, research, and practice / David M. Brodzinsky; title: Openness in adoption : outcomes for adolescents with the adoptive kinship networks / Harold D. Grotevant, Yvette V. Perry, and Ruth G. McRoy; title: The construction of adoptive parenthood and filiation in Italian families with adolescents : a family perspective / Rosa Rosnati; title: International adoptions in Scandinavia / Monica Dalen; title: Methodological issues in using large-scale survey data for adoption research / Brent C. Miller, Xitao Fan, and Harold D. Grotevant; title: Recent and future directions for adoption research / Jesus Palacios and David M. Brodzinsky.