Parental PTSD affects health behavior and aging among offspring of Holocaust survivors

(Bar-Ilan University) A new study on intergenerational transmission of trauma has found evidence that Holocaust survivors suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and their adult offspring exhibit more unhealthy behavior patterns and age less successfully in comparison to survivors with no signs of PTSD or parents who did not experience the Holocaust and their offspring.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news