This article is from the Adoption FAQ, by Rosemarie Ventura aa742@freenet.buffalo.edu ah241@freenet.carleton.ca with numerous contributions by others.
Adoptee Trauma.* Heather Carlini. A discussion of adoptee's seven
griefing stages.
Adoption: Charms and Rituals for Healing.* Randolph W. Severson.
Discussion of extended metaphor, fables and stories to enhance the
individual's perception of his/her adoption experience. 13.00
Adoption Encounter: Hurt, Transition, Healing.* Mary Jo Rillera.
19.95 PURE.
Birth Mother Trauma.* Heather Carlini. A book for birth mothers
that addresses the trauma that remains from the relinquishment of
a child to adoption.
Care of the Mother Grieving a Baby Relinquished for Adoption.*
Rosemary Mander. 1995. Avebury. ISBN 1856285979.
Helping Women Cope With Grief. P. Silverman. 1981 Chapter on
"The grief of the birthmother". Sage Publications.
Primal Wound.* Nancy Newton Verrier. 231p. 1993. Self published
(FAX 510-284-4248) Using information from pre-and perinatal
psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss focuses those findings on
the adoption and separation from the birthmother. ISBN 0963648004
 
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