Parent-reported problems in 211 adopted children: Some risk and protective factors

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-411

  Howe, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adoption; Adversity; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031006708     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01525.x     Document Type: Article

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