In this study, features of 22 adoptive families were examined in the light of some possible explanations of the reported over‐representation of adoptive families among child psychiatry referrals. Themes which emerged included problems with bonding, motivations for adoption and psychiatric illness of parents. Implications for adoption workers are discussed.1
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