The key dependent variable in adoption research is the child's mental health, in the short and the long term. Defining mental health as the development of basic ego strength and a feeling of self-worth, which enable an individual to cope with stresses later in life, this book focuses on how well adolescents and young adults have fared in adoption.…

The old-fashioned focus on individuals as separate from their surroundings is no longer tenable. The papers in this edited volume are informed by the Group Relations model which was designed to help those providing services to children and adolescents to evaluate treatment programs and to make needed improvements. The chapters describe how a…

A national mental health continuing education program for personnel employed in long-term care facilities was developed by the National Institute of Mental Health's Continuing Education Branch. The immediate goal was to demonstrate linkage between mental health, continuing education, and long-term care resources to increase the knowledge and…