Being Adopted

David M. Brodzinsky, PhD, is a developmental, clinical, and forensic psychologist in California. His research is concerned with the effects of adoption and foster care on children at the psychological level. His many published works offer advice and medical knowledge for parents concerned with the cognitive development of their children who experience a nontraditional family dynamic: adoption, foster care, custody battles, child abuse. Dr. Brodzinsky is also a founding director of the Donaldson Adoption Institute.

Robin Marantz Henig is a medical journalist whose work appears in many national magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Woman’s Day, Redbook, and Mademoiselle. Her first book, The Myth of Senility: Misconceptions About the Brain and Aging, won the 1982 Media Award of the American Psychological Association. Ms. Henig lives outside Washington, D.C., with her husband and family.