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A STRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SYMPTOMATIC ADOPTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES* |
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| Authors: | Mary R Talen Maura L Lehr |
| Institution: | 1. Teachers College, Columbia University
Mary R. Talen, MA, is a family therapist at the Center For Adoptive Families and a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University. Address reprint requests to the Center For Adoptive Families, 67 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003.;2. Steinway Child and Family Developmental Center Queens, NY Maura L. Lehr, MSW, former Project Director of F.A.C.T., Steinway Child and Family Developmental Center, Queens, NY, is a family therapist at the West Nassau Mental Health Center, 365 Franklin Ave., Franklin Square, NY, 11010. |
| Abstract: | Based on a mental health pilot project with 34 adoptive families, this paper examines the unique differences of adoptive families from other family systems. The paper defines the context of the adopted child's symptoms and the families' characteristics. The relationship between adoption and the family's structure and development are analyzed. |
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