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Emotional Disturbance in Adopted Adolescents: Origins and Development
Emotional Disturbance in Adopted Adolescents Origins and Development Author:Ruth G. McRoy, Harold D. Grotevant, Louis A., Zurcher "A report of research on two groups of residentially placed, emotionally disturbed adolescents compared on the basis of their adoptive status. A post hoc comparison with a nondisturbed adoptive group is also included. . . . McRoy, Grotevant, and Zurcher examine factors related to adoption that may contribute to the development of emotional diffi... more »culties. The authors' suggestions are worthy of consideration by professionals in the field. . . . The theoretical reviews of potential sources of difficulty in adoption are well done and informative, and the presentation of the perspectives of both adoptees and adoptive parents is also laudable." Choice« less