title: Adoption through the eyes of adult adoptees.
abstract: This study presents results of a survey of 100 adopted adults who contacted a social service agency or search group. Their perspectives on the experience of adoption and their reasons for agency contact are compared with recommended adoption practice of a generation ago and with reports from the clinical literature.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007063:Identity Crisis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D014342:Truth Disclosure