title: Contributors to disruption and dissolution of older-child adoptions.
abstract: According to recent evidence, adoptive placements that do not work out are increasingly common. This article reviews research on rates of, and contributors to, adoption and "foster-adoption" disruptions and dissolutions. Implications for practice are included.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012106:Research