“A significant contribution to understanding the effects of adoption, “Children’s Adjustment to Adoption” presents major issues that affect both the process and outcome of adoption for children and their parents. It begins with a historical and contemporary perspective on adoption and then focuses on the various theories that have addressed the issue of psychological risk associated with adoption. Extensive coverage is provided on the adjustment of children and parents to adoption itself and on the psychological development of children, including adjustment and maladjustment over the course of childhood and adolescence.”