The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine: A Guide for Physicians, Parents, and Providers - Softcover

Miller M.D., Laurie C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195145305 ISBN 13: 9780195145304

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Since 1989, American families have adopted more than 230,000 children from other countries. Many of these children have lived in crowded conditions, sometimes with poor standards of hygiene, inadequate nutrition, and limited numbers of caregivers. Some suffer from endemic infectious diseases. Upon arrival, practitioners often fail to recognize the unique concerns of this group.
This text provides an overview of the specialized medical and developmental issues that affect internationally adopted children, offering guidelines to the physicians caring for these children and their families before, during, and after adoption. The reader will learn how to advise families prior to an international adoption, how to perform an effective initial screening assessment of the newly arrived child, and how to recognize and manage developmental and other more long-term problems as they emerge.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurie C. Miller is at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Review:

"I strongly recommend this book to adoptive parents, adoption agencies, physicians, and anyone interested in the health and well-being of children adopted from other other countries." --Adoptive Families

"In an ambitious effort, Laurie Miller, one of the pioneers of international adoption medicine, takes on a wide range of challenges for international adoptees. The book's content provides sufficient depth and detail for the health care provider and practical advice for adoptive parents...Of all the sections, perhaps the most useful is the last, which addresses attachment, learning, and cultural and identity issues...The book is an excellent resource for adoptive parents, adoption professionals, and health care professionals. It fills a gap in the literature and is a welcome and much-needed resource."--New England Journal of Medicine

"This is an indispensable resource for physicians who provide care to these children and an important and fascinating read for all child advocates." --Doody's

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0195145305
• ISBN 13: 9780195145304
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464