Post-Institutionalized Child

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• Institutionalization
• Orphanage

Definition: Children adopted from institutional, hospital, or orphanage settings. The term is used to describe an array of emotional and psychological disturbances, developmental delays, learning disabilities, and/or medical problems resulting, in part, from their stay in institutions.

Alternate Spellings: Post-institutionalised child

Related Resources:

International Child Health Issues
Covering health issues in international adoption, including a pediatrician's guide for parents, and information on attachment problems, parasites, hepatitis, and the effects of institutionalization. Physicians and clinics specializing in adoption medicine are listed as resources for medical report evaluations and child examinations.

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Effects of Institutionalization
For those considering adoption from Eastern Europe, a look at issues that may arise as a result of the child's confinement to an orphanage or other institution.

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