Adopted Children Have Higher Mental Health Risk WisdomCard™

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  1. TIME: Adoptees More Likely to be Troubled (May 5, 2008) time.com - Adoptees More Likely to be Troubled
  2. Star Tribune: Disorders Are More Likely in Adopted Teenagers (May 5, 2008)startribune.com - Disorders Are More Likely in Adopted Teenagers
  3. U.S. News: Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk (May 5, 2008)health.usnews.com - Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
  4. Los Angeles Times: Adopted Youths More Likely to Have Mental Disorders (May 6, 2008)latimes.com - Adopted Youths More Likely to Have Mental Disorders
  5. eFluxMedia: Adopted Children at Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems (May 6, 2008)efluxmedia.com - Adopted Children at Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems
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A study done at the University of Minnesota reveals that adolescents who have been adopted as infants are twice as likely to have behavioral disorders. Among adopted children, 14% had ADHD compared with the 7% of non-adopted children.

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