Emotionally disturbed, adopted, inpatient adolescents

Senior, Neil; Himadi, Elaine

doi:10.1007/bf00709612

“…However, the extent of the over-representation has varied widely. While adopted children have been estimated to make up roughly 2 % of the population (Hersov, 1990 ;Zill, 1985b), adoptees have made up from 2.4 % to 21.2 % of these clinical samples (Canada : Jerome, 1986Jerome, , 1993Kostopoulos et al, 1988 ;UK : Goldberg & Wolkind, 1992 ; U.S.A. : Brinich & Brinich, 1982 ;Goodman, Silberstein, & Mandell, 1963 ;Kim, Davenport, Joseph, Zrull, & Woolford, 1988 ;Schechter, 1960 ;Senior & Himaldi, 1985 ;Warren, 1992).…”

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Behavior Problems and Mental Health Contacts in Adopted, Foster, and Nonadopted Children

Brand

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Brinich

²

1999

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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The implications of adoption for the emotional and behavioral adjustment of children have been an issue in child welfare for many years. Past research has suggested that adopted children are over-represented in mental health settings. In addition, some studies have suggested that adopted and nonadopted children differ on measures of social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive functioning. The current study used data from a large, representative sample in the United States to examine whether adopted children are more likely to have had mental health contacts or emotional or behavioral problems than nonadopted children. Age of placement in the adoptive home was examined as a variable contributing to the adjustment of adopted children. Results suggest that adopted and foster children are more likely to have mental health contacts than nonadopted children. Results are mixed regarding whether adopted and foster children have more behavior problems than nonadopted children. However, significant differences between adopted, foster, and nonadopted children disappeared when a small group of influential cases were removed. This suggests that the differences seen between the groups reflect a small number of cases and are not representative of the groups of adoptees and foster children as a whole. The vast majority of adopted children showed patterns of behavior problems similar to those of nonadopted children. These results are discussed in relation to the past literature and areas for future research.

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“…While adopted children have been estimated to make up roughly 2 % of the population (Hersov, 1990 ;Zill, 1985b), adoptees have made up from 2.4 % to 21.2 % of these clinical samples (Canada : Jerome, 1986Jerome, , 1993Kostopoulos et al, 1988 ;UK : Goldberg & Wolkind, 1992 ; U.S.A. : Brinich & Brinich, 1982 ;Goodman, Silberstein, & Mandell, 1963 ;Kim, Davenport, Joseph, Zrull, & Woolford, 1988 ;Schechter, 1960 ;Senior & Himaldi, 1985 ;Warren, 1992). Empirical literature has suggested that adopted children are at increased risk for developing emotional and behavioral problems.…”

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confidence: 99%

Behavior Problems and Mental Health Contacts in Adopted, Foster, and Nonadopted Children

Brand

¹

,

Brinich

²

1999

J. Child Psychol. Psychiat.

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The implications of adoption for the emotional and behavioral adjustment of children have been an issue in child welfare for many years. Past research has suggested that adopted children are over-represented in mental health settings. In addition, some studies have suggested that adopted and nonadopted children differ on measures of social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive functioning. The current study used data from a large, representative sample in the United States to examine whether adopted children are more likely to have had mental health contacts or emotional or behavioral problems than nonadopted children. Age of placement in the adoptive home was examined as a variable contributing to the adjustment of adopted children. Results suggest that adopted and foster children are more likely to have mental health contacts than nonadopted children. Results are mixed regarding whether adopted and foster children have more behavior problems than nonadopted children. However, significant differences between adopted, foster, and nonadopted children disappeared when a small group of influential cases were removed. This suggests that the differences seen between the groups reflect a small number of cases and are not representative of the groups of adoptees and foster children as a whole. The vast majority of adopted children showed patterns of behavior problems similar to those of nonadopted children. These results are discussed in relation to the past literature and areas for future research.

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“…ALTHOUGH approximately 2 to 3.5% of children in the United States under age of 18 are adopted (22, 43), adopted children are referred for psychological treatment two to five times as frequently as their nonadopted peers. This finding has been replicated in such diverse countries as Great Britain, Israel, Poland, Sweden, and the United States (7, 9, 15, 19, 21, 29, 33, 38, 42 ‐ 44, 49, 51, 56, 57).…”

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Emotionally Disturbed, Adopted Adolescents: Early Patterns of Family Adaptation

Grotevant

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McRoy

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Jenkins

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1988

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This article focuses on the development of compatibility or goodness-of-fit within adoptive families and on the possible contribution of such problems to emotional disturbance of adolescents. Subjects included 50 adopted adolescents in residential treatment (mean age = 14.96) and their families, and 50 nonadopted adolescents in treatment (mean age = 14.90) and their families. The child, both parents, and the child's caseworker were interviewed. Three distinctive interactional patterns presenting adaptational challenges are discussed: the family's adaptation to the child's hyperactivity, the family's adaptation to the child's avoidance of contact and cuddling from early infancy, and perceived incompatibility between the child's personality and the parents' style. Results are discussed in terms of behavioral and attributional contributions of both the child and parents to the development of compatibility. Implications for clinicians are discussed.

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Emotionally disturbed, adopted, inpatient adolescents

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Behavior Problems and Mental Health Contacts in Adopted, Foster, and Nonadopted Children

Behavior Problems and Mental Health Contacts in Adopted, Foster, and Nonadopted Children

Behavior Problems and Mental Health Contacts in Adopted, Foster, and Nonadopted Children

Emotionally Disturbed, Adopted Adolescents: Early Patterns of Family Adaptation

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