The development in adulthood of individuals who were removed from their families during their childhood: child and adolescent psychiatry and psychosocial research

  • Tatsiopoulou, Paraskevi
  • Τατσιοπούλου, Παρασκευή
Publication date
January 2020
Publisher
Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ)

Abstract

There is a growing interest in the long-term outcomes of people who were placed in institutional care during their childhood and / or adolescence. Studies indicate that residential care is associated with poor adult outcomes, including health and mental health problems,lower educational attainment and serious emotional and behavioral difficulties. This is, to our knowledge, one of the first qualitative study in a Greek sample. The aim of the present study was to provide understanding into the past and present experiences of individuals who had resided in a child-care institution during their childhood and / or adolescence and to contribute to the study of the long-term impact of institutional care on adult life. In depth interviews were con...

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