Children′s Adjustment to Adoption Developmental and Clinical Issues |
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| Author:
| Brodzinsky, David
Smith, Daniel W.
Brodzinsky, Anne |
| Series title: | Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7619-0516-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on developmental and clinical issues in children′s adjustment to adoption, the authors introduce this volume with an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives, then explore various theories that have addressed the issue of psychological risk associated with adoption.
Following a review of empirical research on factors that influence the adjustment process, the authors discuss different types of adoption, analyze methodological problems, and discuss clinical...
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Focusing on developmental and clinical issues in children′s adjustment to adoption, the authors introduce this volume with an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives, then explore various theories that have addressed the issue of psychological risk associated with adoption.
Following a review of empirical research on factors that influence the adjustment process, the authors discuss different types of adoption, analyze methodological problems, and discuss clinical and assessment issues that commonly arise in work with adoptees and their families.