title: [Growth and development aspects of international adoption].
abstract: With the increase in the number of children being adopted by Israeli families from abroad, the medical system has to face heretofore unfamiliar medical and developmental challenges. Many of the biological mothers of these children were substance abusers and suffered from a variety of illnesses and nutritional deficiencies during their pregnancy. Their infants and young children were placed in orphanages at a very young age. The ensuing emotional and environmental deprivation in many cases impacted negatively on their neurological, physical and emotional development. Whereas our previous survey dealt with the purely medical aspects of international adoption, the current review deals with the growth and developmental issues involved in raising these children.
authors.affiliation: Center for Child Development, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Senecky
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: Tova
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sapir
authors.forename: Dov
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Inbar
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007557:Israel; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation