title: Recent developments in the transracial adoption debate.
abstract: This article places the controversy over transracial adoption (TRA) in its historical context and analyzes recent developments in the law governing TRA policy. Because unfounded "authority" from the field of mental health infuses current debate, the authors alert psychiatrists to two powerful forces that improperly influence today's legal arena: community preference for same-race families and biased professional norms of mental health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duby
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001741:Black or African American / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011822:Race Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States