Children from disrupted and adoptive homes on an inpatient unit.

Dickson, Lesley R.; Heffron, William M.; Parker, C

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“…5 Furthermore, reports of increased prevalence of mental health problems among adoptees may be due in part to their adoptive family characteristics. [6][7][8] Adoptive families are usually economically advantaged, well-educated, and familiar with avail-able social and mental health services and are therefore likely to be overrepresented among populations receiving such assistance.…”

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International Adoption, Behavior, and Mental Health

Miller¹

2005

JAMA

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Section: Martuscelli E Romagnoli a D'eliseomentioning

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International Adoption, Behavior, and Mental Health

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2005

JAMA

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“…(c) Are adoptees with SUD more apt to resemble SUD patients with ''no parental SUD,'' a better prognosis group, or are they more apt to resemble SUD patients with ''any parental SUD,'' a poorer prognosis group? This question ensued from Cloninger's studies 's study showed that, on an inpatient psychiatric unit, adoptees were overrepresented and had a longer length of stay as compared to non-adoptees (23).…”

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Substance Use Disorder Among Adoptees: A Clinical Comparative Study

Westermeyer

Bennett

Thuras

et al. 2007

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Goals of the study were to assess whether adoptees in treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) (1) were over-, equi-, or under-represented in a clinical sample of patients with (SUD) and (2) differed demographically and clinically from non-adoptees with SUD. Sample consisted of 608 patients in two alcohol-drug treatment programs. Data collection included the Childhood Problems Scale, the Minnesota Substance Abuse Problem Scale, and the Minnesota Substance Abuse Treatment Questionnaire, and the Michigan Assessment-Screening Test/Alcohol-Drug. Findings showed that the prevalence of adoptees among SUD patients was 14 times higher than expected (95% Confidence Interval, 10 to 18 times). Adoptees reported childhood histories similar to those of non-adoptees with "any parental SUD", but they more closely resembled non-adoptees without parental SUD in regard to SUD severity and SUD treatment. Conclusion is that adoptees and their adoptive families should be alert to the increased risk of SUD among adoptees. Clinicians can expect that adoptees should manifest milder levels of SUD morbidity, similar to "non-heredity" SUD.

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“…Some researchers (Carey, 1974;Mikawa & Boston, 1968;Norvell & Guy, 1977;Plomin & DeFries, 1985;Singer, Brodzinsky, Ramsey, et al, 1985;Stein & Hoopes, 1985;Thompson & Plomin, 1988) argue that there are no appreciable differences in adjustment levels between adopted and nonadopted persons, whereas others (Bohmann & Von Knorring, 1979;Dalby, Fox, & Haslam, 1982;Dickson, Heffron, & Parker, 1990;Holden, 1991;Lipman, Offord, Boyle, & Ra-cine, 1993;Rogeness, Hoppe, Macedo, et al, 1988;Schechter, Carlson, Simmons, & Work, 1964;Sharma, McGue, & Benson, 1996a, 1996bSilver, 1970Silver, , 1989Simon & Senturia, 1966;Verhulst, Althaus, & Bieman, 1990a, 1990bVerhulst & Bieman, 1995) find significantly higher rates of maladjustment among adopted as compared to nonadopted persons. A few studies also show that on certain variables, adopted persons demonstrate higher functioning than do nonadopted persons (Marquis & Detweiler, 1985;Sharma et al, 1996a).…”

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“…When compared to nonadopted persons raised in intact families, adopted persons tend to show lower levels of functioning (Bohmann & Von Knorring, 1979;Dalby et al, 1982;Dickson et al, 1990;Holden, 1991;Rogeness et al, 1988;Schechter et al, 1964;Sharma et al, 1996a;Silver, 1970Silver, , 1989Simon & Senturia, 1966;Verhulst et al, 1990a). However, when compared to youth raised in institutional environments, in foster care, or even those reared by parents who demonstrate ambivalence or disregard about raising their children, adopted persons fare better (Bohman, 1970;Bohman & Sigvardsson, 1990;Hodges & Tizard, 1989;Triseliotis & Hill, 1990).…”

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The Psychological Adjustment of United States Adopted Adolescents and Their Nonadopted Siblings

1998

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Using data from a national sample of 715 United States adoptive families, comparisons were made between adopted adolescents and birth adolescents (children born to the adoptive parents) on the Youth Self-Report (Achenbach), 8 psychological and behavioral adjustment factor scales from the Attitudes and Behaviors survey (Benson), and an identity scale (Search Institute). Multivariate, followed by univariate, analyses of variance showed significant differences between the 2 groups on the psychological factor scales of Licit Drug Use and School Adjustment. A subsample of nonclinically referred adopted adolescents were also compared to norms on the Youth Self-Report. Nonreferred adopted boys showed higher levels of adjustment than the norm group on Withdrawn behaviors. Nonreferred adopted girls showed better adjustment than the norm group on Social Problems and Withdrawn behaviors and poorer adjustment on Delinquent Behavior and Externalizing behavior. (Standardized effect sizes were in the small to moderate range.) These same patterns were evidenced when controlling for ethnicity. These data are examined within Brodzinsky's stress and coping model of adoptee adjustment and support a body of adoption research that finds a pattern of small but significant differences between adopted and nonadopted persons. The differences showing poorer adoptee adjustment in comparison to nonadoptees should not be overstated as is sometimes the case in the adoption clinical literature, and areas in which adoptees evidence higher levels of psychological functioning should be further researched.

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Children from disrupted and adoptive homes on an inpatient unit.

Cited by 47 publications

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International Adoption, Behavior, and Mental Health

International Adoption, Behavior, and Mental Health

Substance Use Disorder Among Adoptees: A Clinical Comparative Study

The Psychological Adjustment of United States Adopted Adolescents and Their Nonadopted Siblings

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