The present study (NO= 159) provides evidence of an increased risk for behavior problems
of infant‐placed 7‐year‐old internationally, transracially adopted children in the Netherlands. …

Results from adoption studies suggest that adoptive families may experience special
impediments with respect to the developmental progress and outcome of their children. Based on …

The present review examines whether the weight of the evidence indicates that adoption is,
indeed, a benefit to the child. Several comparison groups have been used. In a number of …

This follow‐up study of 80 Romanian children showed that 16 (20%) of the children exhibited
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The same children got scores in the clinical range on …

A study was conducted on 72 families with 80 children adopted from Romania. The average
age at adoption was 2 years,10 months, and at time of study 8 years. Adoptive parents …

It is hypothesized that in this century a pattern of three generations of adoptive parents has
developed: the traditional-closed generation, the open-idealistic, and the materialistic-…

During the last two decades in the Netherlands foreign adoptions have increased compared
to domestic adoptions. In this paper, research studies concerning causes and …

This article describes the historical background and current situation of the child welfare
system for children without parental care in Poland. Nowadays in Poland, most children without …

Aim Children adopted from Central and Eastern Europe have often had negative early
experiences, including prenatal exposure to alcohol. We examined a group of Polish children, …

Voor u ligt Adoptie: een levenslang dilemma. Het is het derde boek in een serie van drie
waarmee wij in 1981 begonnen zijn. Deze serie beschouwen we als een trilogie. Wie zich de …