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The Mental Health of US Adolescents Adopted in Infancy

The Mental Health of US Adolescents Adopted in Infancy ARTICLE The Mental Health of US Adolescents Adopted in Infancy Margaret A. Keyes, PhD; Anu Sharma, PhD; Irene J. Elkins, PhD; William G. Iacono, PhD; Matt McGue, PhD Objective: To determine whether adopted adolescents ments based on child and parent reports of attention- are at excess risk for clinically relevant behavioral and deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiant, conduct, ma- emotional problems. jor depressive, and separation anxiety disorders; teacher reports of psychological health; and contact with men- Design: We examined whether adopted and non- tal health professionals. adopted adolescents differed on quantitative indicators of mental health and the prevalence of childhood disor- Results: Adoptees scored only moderately higher than ders and whether differences exist between internation- nonadoptees on quantitative measures of mental health. ally and domestically placed adoptees. Nevertheless, being adopted approximately doubled the odds of having contact with a mental health profes- Setting: Assessments occurred at the University of Min- sional (odds ratio [OR], 2.05; 95% confidence interval nesota from December 11, 1998, to June 4, 2004. [CI], 1.48-2.84) and of having a disruptive behavior dis- order (OR, 2.34; 95% CI, 1.72-3.19). Relative to inter- Participants: Adolescents adopted in infancy were sys- national adoptees, domestic adoptees had higher odds of tematically http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6203
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2168-6211
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10.1001/archpedi.162.5.419
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18458187
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ARTICLE The Mental Health of US Adolescents Adopted in Infancy Margaret A. Keyes, PhD; Anu Sharma, PhD; Irene J. Elkins, PhD; William G. Iacono, PhD; Matt McGue, PhD Objective: To determine whether adopted adolescents ments based on child and parent reports of attention- are at excess risk for clinically relevant behavioral and deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiant, conduct, ma- emotional problems. jor depressive, and separation anxiety disorders; teacher reports of psychological health; and contact with men- Design: We examined whether adopted and non- tal health professionals. adopted adolescents differed on quantitative indicators of mental health and the prevalence of childhood disor- Results: Adoptees scored only moderately higher than ders and whether differences exist between internation- nonadoptees on quantitative measures of mental health. ally and domestically placed adoptees. Nevertheless, being adopted approximately doubled the odds of having contact with a mental health profes- Setting: Assessments occurred at the University of Min- sional (odds ratio [OR], 2.05; 95% confidence interval nesota from December 11, 1998, to June 4, 2004. [CI], 1.48-2.84) and of having a disruptive behavior dis- order (OR, 2.34; 95% CI, 1.72-3.19). Relative to inter- Participants: Adolescents adopted in infancy were sys- national adoptees, domestic adoptees had higher odds of tematically

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JAMA Pediatrics – American Medical Association

Published: May 1, 2008

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