Editing Child abandonment (section)

== Effects on survivors ==
* Possibility of experiencing abuse and neglect in institutionalized care<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hobbs|first1=G. F.|last2=Hobbs|first2=C. J.|last3=Wynne|first3=J. M.|date=December 1999|title=Abuse of children in foster and residential care|journal=Child Abuse & Neglect|volume=23|issue=12|pages=1239–1252|issn=0145-2134|pmid=10626608|doi=10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00096-4}}</ref>
* Low self-esteem stemming from feelings of guilt about being at fault for being abandoned<ref name=":03">{{Cite news|url=https://www.livestrong.com/article/192317-child-abandonment-laws-in-pennslyvania/|title=Child Abandonment Laws in Pennsylvania|last=Thorne|first=Roger |work=Livestrong.com|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Separation anxiety disorder|Separation anxiety]]: feelings of anxiety about being separated from parents or caregivers<ref name=":03" />
* Attachment issues: difficulty becoming emotionally attached to and trusting other people, especially caregivers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patient.info/health/child-attachment-disorder-leaflet#nav-2|title=Child Attachment Disorder {{!}} Health|website=patient.info|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref>
* [[Abandonment issues]], characteristic of [[abandoned child syndrome]], including [[social alienation]], guilt, [[Anxiety disorder|anxiety]], clinginess, [[insomnia]] and nightmares, [[eating disorder]]s, anger issues, [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance abuse]], and traumatic reenactment through romantic relationships<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/abandonment-issues.htm|title=Abandonment Issues – Are They Holding You Back In Life?|date=2016-06-02|work=Harley Therapy™ Blog|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://evolutioncounseling.com/understanding-clinginess/|title=Understanding Clinginess |date=2014-06-12|work=Evolution Counseling|access-date=2018-03-05|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Levy|first=Michael S.|date=1998|title=A Helpful Way to Conceptualize and Understand Reenactments|journal=The Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research|volume=7|issue=3|pages=227–235|issn=1055-050X|pmc=3330499|pmid=9631344}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bernsteininstitute.com/traumatic-reenactment/|title=Traumatic Reenactment|website=www.bernsteininstitute.com|access-date=2018-03-05|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704051058/http://www.bernsteininstitute.com/traumatic-reenactment/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Symptoms of [[posttraumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD), referred to as [[Abandonment (emotional)|posttraumatic stress disorder of abandonment]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abandonment.net/articles/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-of-abandonment-part-i-an-overview-and-list-of-30-characteristics|title=Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of Abandonment, Part I: An Overview|website=Abandonment.net|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054258/http://www.abandonment.net/articles/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-of-abandonment-part-i-an-overview-and-list-of-30-characteristics|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Depending upon the severity of their symptoms, children who have developed certain maladjusted tendencies in social interaction may be diagnosed with [[reactive attachment disorder]] or [[disinhibited social engagement disorder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacap.org/aacap/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Attachment-Disorders-085.aspx|title=Attachment Disorders|last=AACAP|website=www.aacap.org|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref>
* For children who are abandoned in dangerous places, such as dumpsters, doorsteps, and other public areas, exposure to the elements and physical injury are distinct possibilities.<ref name="cnn.com"/>