Coping with birthparent loss in adopted children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-223

  Smith, Daniel W ^a   Brodzinsky, David M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Behavior problems; Coping; Depression; Self concept; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT; ADOPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOLOGY; STRESS; CHILD; CONTROL; GRIEF; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0042200504     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00014     Document Type: Article

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