American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-202

Intercountry adopted children as young adults - A Swedish cohort study (Article)

Lindblad F.* , Hjern A. , Vinnerljung B.
  • a Karolinska Institutet, Swed. Natl. Ctr. S. R./P. M. I.-H., Stockholm, Sweden, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Swed. Natl. Ctr. S. R./P. M. I.-H., Stockholm, Sweden, Natl. Inst. Psychosocial Factors/H., Box 230, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
  • b Centre for Epidemiology, National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Dept. of Women's/Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • c Ctr. for Eval. of Social Services, National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

In a national cohort study, the family and labor market situation, health problems, and education of 5,942 Swedish intercountry adoptees born between 1968 and 1975 were examined and compared with those of the general population, immigrants, and a siblings group - all age matched - in national registers from 1997 to 1999. Adoptees more often had psychiatric problems and were longtime recipients of social welfare. Level of education was on par with that of the general population but lower when adjusted for socioeconomic status.

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education intercountry adoption sibling immigrant Registries Europe register mental health human work environment Cohort Studies health status Time Factors adoption Mental Disorders mental disease Sweden Humans family life male female Socioeconomic Factors Risk Factors socioeconomics population research social welfare Article major clinical study adult migration age cohort analysis Emigration and Immigration Child
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DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.73.2.190
ISSN: 00029432
Cited by: 77
Original Language: English