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The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine
A guide for physicians, parents, and providers
Laurie C. Miller
463 pages
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numerous halftones, line drawings
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252x178mm
978-0-19-514530-4
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Paperback
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20 January 2005
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- First book on this subject
- Compiles all needed topics related to this expanding group of children and reviews these topics from standpoint of international adoption and the special aspects related to care of these children
- Written for physicians, but will also appeal to adoption professionals, mental health providers, paediatric subspecialists, and educators who encounter internationally adopted children in their practices
- An essential resource for parents who have adopted internationally, or those contemplating and international adoption
Since 1989, more than 165,000 children have been adopted by American parents. Every indication suggests that this number will increase in the years to come. Many of these children arrive with complex medical and behavioural problems. These children require specialized medical attention to help them get well and adjust to their new lives and surroundings.
The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine presents an overview of the medical and developmental issues that affect internationally adopted children, offering guidelines for families and physicians before, during, and
after adoption. Laurie Miller has comprehensively researched these topics and also draws from over fifteen years of experience in international adoption and orphanages throughout the world. This book shows how to advise families prior to an international adoption, how to perform an effective initial screening assessment of the newly arrived child, how to manage common behaviour problems, and how to recognize and manage developmental and other more long-term problems as they emerge. Sections cover such subjects as the risks of prenatal exposures, problems in growth and development, infectious diseases, and other medical conditions such as inherited disorders, uncertain age, and precocious puberty. This information has never been available in one place, making the book an invaluable resource
for families and professionals in the field of international adoption.
Readership: Paediatricians, travel medicine practitioners, prospective adoptive parents
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Laurie C. Miller, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, and Director, International Adoption Clinic, The Floating Hospital for Children, New England Medical Center, USA
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1: International adoption medicine
Part I: Before the adoption
2: The effects of institutionalization on children
3: Special regional consideration
4: Pre-adoption counselling and evaluating the referral
Part II: Prenatal exposures
5: Fetal alcohol syndrome
6: Prenatal drug exposure
7: Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking
8: Effects of stress in early life
Part III: Travel and transition
9: Travel and transition to the adoptive family
Part IV: Growth and development
10: Malnutrition and undernutrition
11: Micronutrient deficiencies
12: Microcephaly and early brain injury
13: Developmental delay
Part V: Infectious diseases
14: Tuberculosis
15: Hepatitis B
16: Hepatitis C
17: Intestinal parasites and other enteric infections
18: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
19: Syphilis
20: Heliobacter Pylori
21: Immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases
22: Unusual and other infectious diseases
Part VI: Other medical conditions
23: Inherited disorders of erythrocytes
24: Lead and other environmental toxins
25: Rickets
26: Uncertain age
27: Precocious puberty
28: Lactose intolerance
Part VII: Neurocognitive and behavioural issues
29: Attachment
30: Behavioural and mental disorders
31: Language
32: School issues
33: Dysfunction of sensory integration
34: Culture and identity
35: After adoption: unspoken problems
26: Resources
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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