Though definitive numbers haven't been gathered, medical professionals are seeing more and more evidence that some adoptive parents struggle with depression shortly after the adoption process is completed.

"[Regina] Levin and other professionals say many [adoptive parents] are fragile before they turn to adoption, having suffered the grief of infertility or miscarriage... Most adoptive parents get no chance to start slowly, with a gurgly, cuddly baby. Some are overwhelmed..."

Professionals, and adoptive parents who have experienced depression, urge newly adoptive-parents to seek help if they're feeling unusually sad or despondent. Read more online.