Yeah; I've had at least two acquaintances who were psychologically abused by adoptive parents--but were so brainwashed & generally messed-up they'd no clue they'd been abused. I freely admit I'm cynical, but people likely to abuse kids are damn near geniuses when it comes to putting up a benign front to world, & I'm very much afraid that the type of people who go into adoption work, particularly with religious affiliated ones, are apt to have viewpoints with a heavily ideological slant--not good for picking up warning signs when their preconceptions of "good people" are met.

Sorry, didn't mean to go on a rant, but I'm sure you understand.