Psychiatric disorders in adopted children: a controlled study.
The number of adopted children referred to a Canadian psychiatric service was found to be greater than warranted by their ratio in the community. They presented more with conduct disorders and less with anxiety disorders and were significantly more impaired than the controls.
Kotsopoulos
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Department of Psychiatry, Royal Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa.
Côté
A
A
Joseph
L
L
Pentland
N
N
Stavrakaki
C
C
Sheahan
P
P
Oke
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors