Patricia Patti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5510676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia Patti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia |
| FAMILY NAME | Patti |
| SIGNATURE | PATTI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic Charities |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents
This article looks at the reactions of adoptive parents to reunions between their adopted children and the children's birth parents. The focus is on how adoptive parents feel the reunion affects the family's integrity. Three types of family responses are identified: (1) closed, (2) divided, and (3) open. Acceptance of the differences between families created by adoption of children and those created by childbirth was a factor in the families' ope…
Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents
Journal Article Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents: The Birth Parents' Experience Get access Phyllis R. Silverman, Phyllis R. Silverman Phyllis R. Silverman, PhD, is Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, and Coprincipal Investigator, Child Bereavement Study, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114. Lee Campbell, MED, is founder and past president of Concerned United …
Fathers of adopted children
Data on their children's adoptions and their own subsequent adjustment were provided by 125 birthfathers. Paternal age at the child's birth, involvement in the adoption process, and the major reason for adoption determined the birthfathers' current views of adoption. Search for the child was correlated with hopes of retrieval. Loss of the child remained an unresolved issue independent of other areas of functioning. Legal and procedural implicatio…
The postadoption experience of surrendering parents
In order to ascertain the effects on subsequent life adjustment of having relinquished a child for adoption, a survey was conducted among 334 individuals, most of whom are members of Concerned United Birthparents. Findings indicate that having surrendered a child is perceived by these respondents as having a protracted negative influence on their lives in the areas of marriage, fertility, and parenting. Implications for adoption work and policy a…
Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents
Journal Article Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents: The Birth Parents' Experience Get access Phyllis R. Silverman, Phyllis R. Silverman Phyllis R. Silverman, PhD, is Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, and Coprincipal Investigator, Child Bereavement Study, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114. Lee Campbell, MED, is founder and past president of Concerned United …
Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents
This article looks at the reactions of adoptive parents to reunions between their adopted children and the children's birth parents. The focus is on how adoptive parents feel the reunion affects the family's integrity. Three types of family responses are identified: (1) closed, (2) divided, and (3) open. Acceptance of the differences between families created by adoption of children and those created by childbirth was a factor in the families' ope…
The postadoption experience of surrendering parents
In order to ascertain the effects on subsequent life adjustment of having relinquished a child for adoption, a survey was conducted among 334 individuals, most of whom are members of Concerned United Birthparents. Findings indicate that having surrendered a child is perceived by these respondents as having a protracted negative influence on their lives in the areas of marriage, fertility, and parenting. Implications for adoption work and policy a…
Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents
Journal Article Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents: The Birth Parents' Experience Get access Phyllis R. Silverman, Phyllis R. Silverman Phyllis R. Silverman, PhD, is Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, and Coprincipal Investigator, Child Bereavement Study, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114. Lee Campbell, MED, is founder and past president of Concerned United …
Fathers of adopted children
Data on their children's adoptions and their own subsequent adjustment were provided by 125 birthfathers. Paternal age at the child's birth, involvement in the adoption process, and the major reason for adoption determined the birthfathers' current views of adoption. Search for the child was correlated with hopes of retrieval. Loss of the child remained an unresolved issue independent of other areas of functioning. Legal and procedural implicatio…
Reunions between Adoptees and Birth Parents
This article looks at the reactions of adoptive parents to reunions between their adopted children and the children's birth parents. The focus is on how adoptive parents feel the reunion affects the family's integrity. Three types of family responses are identified: (1) closed, (2) divided, and (3) open. Acceptance of the differences between families created by adoption of children and those created by childbirth was a factor in the families' ope…
Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (4 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Competence (human resources (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Fertility (1 work) · Law (1 work)