Book Description

Abstract -- Investigating the impact of early institutional deprivation on development: background and research strategy of the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study / Michael Rutter, Edmund J. Sonuga-Barke, and Jennifer Castle -- Methods and measures used for follow-up at 15 years of the English and Romanian Adoptee (ERA) study / English and Romanian study team -- Deprivation-specific psychological patterns / Robert Kumsta ... [et al.] -- Developmental course of deprivation-specific psychological patterns: early manifestations, persistence to age 15, and clinical features / Jana Kreppner ... [et al.] -- Differentiating developmental trajectories for conduct, emotion, and peer problems following early deprivation / Edmund J. Sonuga-Barke, Wolff Schlotz, and Jana Kreppner -- Institutional deprivation, specific cognitive functions, and scholastic achievement: English and Romanian Adoptee (ERA) study findings / Celia Beckett ... [et al.] -- Physical growth and maturation following early severe institutional deprivation: do they mediate specific psychopathological effects? / Edmund J. Sonuga-Barke, Wolff Schlotz, and Michael Rutter -- Postadoption environmental features / Jennifer Castle ... [et al.] -- Risk, causation, mediation, and moderation / Robert Kumsta ... [et al.] -- Conclusions: overview of findings from the ERA study, inferences, and research implications / Michael Rutter and Edmund J. Sonuga-Barke -- A commentary on Deprivation-specific psychological patterns: effects of institutional deprivation / Megan R. Gunnar.