title: Intercountry adoption: young adult issues and transition to adulthood.
abstract: Intercountry adoption is an extremely sensitive and emotional issue for the citizens of the sending countries as well as for those in other, often more affluent, countries who adopt these children. It must be a priority to respect the dignity of the child's birth country as well as the dignity of the child.
authors.affiliation: Holt International Children's Services, PO Box 2880, Eugene, OR 97402, USA. ssoonkeum@aol.com
authors.forename: Susan Soon-Keum
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lieberthal
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007063:Identity Crisis; D007390:International Agencies; D007391:International Cooperation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D014481:United States