Parents' and Mental Health Workers' Perceptions of the Therapeutic Needs and Experiences of Services for Dutch Children Adopted from Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11943100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catharina H A M Rijk (Utrecht University, corresponding author), Catharina Rijk (candidate with a Masters degree in Health Sciences, University of Utrecht), R A C Hoksbergen, René Hoksbergen (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Utrecht, and has a private practice), Jan ter Laak (developmental psychologist at the same university) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 58-70 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030857590703100308 |
| OpenAlex | W2164461331 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
While it is established that international adoptive families are over-represented in mental health care, little is known about their experiences of mental health services. Catharina Rijk, René Hoksbergen and Jan ter Laak describe the experiences of eleven adoptive families and 12 mental health workers involved with severely deprived Romanian children adopted from institutions. Parents and mental health workers were interviewed. Reasons for applying for help, diagnoses, treatment method and evaluation are discussed. Most parents reported difficulties in finding appropriate care and had consulted several therapists before arriving at the current mental health service. Diagnoses often included cognitive delays, autistic symptoms and attachment difficulties. Different treatment methods were applied, in both outpatient and residential settings. Parents were more positive about the treatment outcome than were the mental health workers, the latter often having to consult colleagues about appropriate treatment. While the workers agreed that knowledge about adoption and the effects of deprivation are essential for suitable treatment, most of them felt that they lacked expertise for such work
Medical diagnosis · Mental health · Perception · Psychiatry · Romanian · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Basics of qualitative research
The Psychology Of Adoption
Building Effective Post‐Adoption Services
Specificity and heterogeneity in children's responses to profound institutional privation
Developmental Recovery and Deficit in Children Adopted from Eastern European Orphanages
Comparative Effectiveness of Holding Therapy with Aggressive Children
Service use by families with children adopted from Romania
Adopted Children
The Impact of Early Institutionalization on Child and Family Outcomes
Psychiatric Disorders Among Adopted Children
Parents Who Adopt Deprived Children Have a Difficult Task
Core Principles and Therapeutic Objectives for Therapy with Adoptive and Permanent Foster Families
Attachment disturbances and disorders in children exposed to early severe deprivation
Posttraumatic stress disorder in adopted children from Romania
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |