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Summary
50 male, Australian Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 33 age-matched civilian males, and each adult’s oldest willing child (age range 16-30) completed surveys assessing family functioning, self-esteem, and symptoms of PTSD to examine the transgenerational transmission of PTSD. Results suggested that family functioning, but not poor self-esteem or PTSD symptoms, was more impaired among offspring of Veterans with PTSD relative to comparison groups.
Citation
Davidson, A. C. & Mellor, D. J. (2001). The adjustment of children of Australian Vietnam veterans: is there evidence for the transgenerational transmission of the effects of war-related trauma. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 345-351.