Evolution and resolution: Birthmothers' experience of grief and loss at different levels of adoption openness

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 875-889

  Henney, Susan M ^a   Ayers Lopez, Susan ^b   McRoy, Ruth G ^b   Grotevant, Harold D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Birthmother; Grief; Loss; Openness; Openness in adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749082960     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507084188     Document Type: Article

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