Psychopathology in adopted and nonadopted children: A clinical sample

The relationships of adoptive status to presenting psychopathology and to d emographic and psychosocial variables were examined in a large sample of ch ildren and adolescents who attended psychiatric outpatient services over a 14-year period. Adopted boys and girls were both at increased risk of disru ptive behavior, including conduct disorders and ADHD. Age at time of adopti on was not related to psychopathology.