Mental and behavioural outcome of inter-ethnic adoptees: a review of the literature.
Selective examples from the literature on interethnic adoption are reviewed focusing on the various factors influencing adoption results. Late age at adoption, neglect and institutionalisation are risk factors for the psychological and behavioural problems in adoptees and families. The review also analyses methodological issues and suggests ways of rectifying them.
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Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aarhus University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 10, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors