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CNN.com: Adopted Children at Greater Risk for Mental Health Disorders
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/13/children.adoption.mental.health/index.html
Children who are adopted may be at elevated risk for mental health disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, major depression and separation anxiety disorders, according to a wide body of research. There's also evidence to suggest that children adopted internationally could have much higher rates of fetal alcohol syndrome, autism and brain damage, said Dr. Ronald Federici, a clinical neuropsychologist who works with adopted children.