Observations on Adopted Children

Schechter, Marshall D.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1960.01710010023005

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“…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

Brinich

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

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Brinich

1999

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…Matthew was also accurately described as 'having a tendency to do or say things that irritate, provoke, and eventually alienate others.' Schechter (1960) has described an adopted adolescent patient who said: 'I'm no good. My parents gave me away because I'm no good, and I'm going to prove they're right.'…”

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Psychodynamics of the Adopted Patient

Wilson

Greene

Soth³

1986

Adoption & Fostering

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“…This change in the basis for foster care placement is, in part, thought responsible for a marked increase in the frequency and severity of behavioral, emotional, and developmental problems in this population of children and adolescents (Cahill, Kaminer, & Johnson, 1999;dosReis, Zito, Safer, & Soeken, 2001;Kendall-Tackett, Williams, & Finkelhor, 1993;Klee, Kronstadt, & Zlotnick, 1997;Pearce & Pezzot-Pearce, 1997). While behavioral and emotional difficulties have been recognized in children placed in foster care since the 1940s (Simmel, Brooks, Barth, & Hinshaw, 2001;Wegar, 1995) and documented by the 1960s (Schecter, 1960;Simmel et al, 2001;Wegar, 1995), the extent of the risk has received increasing attention in the last two decades (dosReis et al, 2001;McMillen, 1999). The majority of children in foster care today have histories of adversity and exhibit higher rates of emotional and behavioral problems than other disadvantaged children (Chernoff, Combs-Orme, Risley-Curtis, & Heiser, 1994;Halfon, Berkowitz, & Klee, 1992;McIntyre & Thomas, 1986;Pilowsky, 1995).…”

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Psychosocial Treatment of Children in Foster Care: A Review

Racusin

Maerlender

Sengupta

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Community Ment Health J

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A substantial number of children in foster care exhibit psychiatric difficulties. Recent epidemiological and historical trends in foster care, clinical findings about the adjustment of children in foster care, and adult outcomes are reviewed, followed by a description of current approaches to treatment and extant empirical support. Available interventions for these children can be categorized as either symptom-focused or systemic, with empirical support for specific methods ranging from scant to substantial. Even with treatment, behavioral and emotional problems often persist into adulthood, resulting in poor functional outcomes. We suggest that self-regulation may be an important mediating factor in the appearance of emotional and behavioral disturbance in these children.

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Observations on Adopted Children

Cited by 131 publications

References 11 publications

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

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

Psychodynamics of the Adopted Patient

Psychosocial Treatment of Children in Foster Care: A Review

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