• This will be one of the first books that can be used globally to inform mental health practice with adopted people. • This book fills an intellectual gap as well as a market niche for bringing diverse professions and the adopted person’s unique experiences together. • Chapters draw from different theoretical and developmental perspectives. • Fills a gap in the market for clinical research focusing on an adopted person’s psychological development beyond childhood.

• This will be one of the first books that can be used globally to inform mental health practice with adopted people. • This book fills an intellectual gap as well as a market niche for bringing diverse professions and the adopted person’s unique experiences together. • Chapters draw from different theoretical and developmental perspectives. • Fills a gap in the market for clinical research focusing on an adopted person’s psychological development beyond childhood.