{"title":"A Dual-Career Couple's Experience with Adoption: The Dramatic Impact of Moving from Couple to Instant Parenthood","authors":"Anthony J. Baldo, T. D. Baldo","doi":"10.1177/1066480703255388","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Couples who adopt children undergo unique transitions to parent hood. Each adoption is different, and each comes with the full spectrum of emotions from elation to grief. This article presents one couple's experience with transitioning from couple to parenthood and their struggle with mental health support.","PeriodicalId":332600,"journal":{"name":"The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2003-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480703255388","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Couples who adopt children undergo unique transitions to parent hood. Each adoption is different, and each comes with the full spectrum of emotions from elation to grief. This article presents one couple's experience with transitioning from couple to parenthood and their struggle with mental health support.