Intergenerational transmission of war-related trauma assessed 40 years after exposure | Annals of General Psychiatry | Full Text
Background The intergenerational transmission of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from parent to offspring has been suggested in the literature, but this is highly controversial. We aimed to study the association between veterans’ war exposure and lifetime PTSD and the psychological characteristics of their respective offspring, 40 years after war-related trauma. Methods Forty-four adult offspring of veterans with PTSD and 29 offspring of veterans without PTSD were included in the study...| BioMed Central
