Abstract
This article places the controversy over transracial adoption (TRA) in its historical context and analyzes recent developments in the law governing TRA policy. Because unfounded “authority” from the field of mental health infuses current debate, the authors alert psychiatrists to two powerful forces that improperly influence today’s legal arena: community preference for same-race families and biased professional norms of mental health professionals.
Footnotes
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Dr. Grifith is director of the Connecticut Mental Health Center and professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Ms. Duby is a research assistant at the Connecticut Mental Health Center and a third-year student at the Yale Law School.
- Copyright © 1991, The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
