Psychiatric disorders in adopted children: A controlled study.
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 58 (4) , 608-612
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01625.x
Abstract
The number of adopted children referred to a Canadian psychiatric service was found to be greater than warranted by their ratio in the community. They presented more with conduct disorders and less with anxiety disorders and were significantly more impaired than the controls.Keywords
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