Transracial Adoption of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Focus on Parental and Family Adjustment

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-24

  Lazarus, Carrie ^a   Evans, Joi N ^a   Glidden, Laraine M ^a   Flaherty, Evelyn M ^a  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Developmental disabilities; Family functioning; Family strengths; Stress; Transracial adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977790079     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J145v06n01_02     Document Type: Article

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