Predicting family reunification, adoption, and subsidized guardianship among adolescents in foster care

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-431

  Leathers, Sonya J ^a   Falconnier, Lydia ^a   Spielfogel, Jill E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adoption; Anxiety; Attachment; Child abuse and neglect; Child welfare; Conduct disorders; Cook County; Depression; Emotional disturbance; Foster care; Guardianship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; FAMILY; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 77954769893     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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