Table of Contents

1: International Adoption Medicine Part I Before the Adoption 2: The Effects of Institutionalization on Children 3: Special Regional Consideration 4: Pre-Adoption Counseling and Evaluating the Referral Part II Prenatal Exposures 5: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 6: Prenatal Drug Exposure 7: Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Smoking 8: Effects of Stress in Early Life Part III Travel and Transition 9: Travel and Transition to the Adoptive Family Part IV Growth and Development 10: Malnutrition and Undernutrition 11: Micronutrient Deficiencies 12: Microcephaly and Early Brain Injury 13: Developmental Delay Part V Infectious Diseases 14: Tuberculosis 15: Hepatitis B 16: Hepatitis C 17: Intestinal Parasites and Other Enteric Infections 18: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 19: Syphilis 20: Heliocobacter Pylori 21: Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 22: Unusual and other Infectious Diseases Part VI Other Medical Conditions 23: Inherited Disorders of Erythrocytes 24: Lead and Other Evrionmental Toxins 25: Rickets 26: Uncertain Age 27: Precocious Puberty 28: Lactose Intolerance Part VII Neurocognitive and Behavioral Issues 29: Attachment 30: Behavioral and Mental Disorders 31: Language 32: School Issues 33: Sensory Integration Disorder 34: Culture and Identity 35: After Adoption: Unspoken Problems 36: Resources