ABSTRACT
Since intercountry adoption started in the second half of the twentieth century, a large number of studies have examined the developmental outcomes of internationally adopted children and adolescents. How does one make sense of the findings, particularly when results are heterogeneous or contradictory? Adoption policy and practice badly need evidence-based information about the developmental outcomes of intercountry adoptees to both adequately support adoptive families and adoptees and to inform counselors and policy makers.
