title: Adoption and identity. A case study.
abstract: A middle-aged adoptee instituted a search for his biological parents. His discoveries enhanced his sense of identity.
authors.affiliation: Social Work, Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D005201:Fantasy; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations