Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma: Psychiatric Evaluation of Offspring of Former 'Comfort Women,' Survivors of the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery during World War II
| Autor: | Dong Sik Kim, So Hee Lee, Jeewon Lee, Soyoung Irene Lee, Yun Mi Shin, E. Jin Park, In-Seon Lee, Yoon Jung Kim, Eun Ji Kim, Bun Hee Lee, Hee-Yeon Jung, Jung Im Hwang, Young Sook Kwak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Brief Report Panic disorder Adjustment disorders Second generation Poison control Somatic symptom disorder Alcohol use disorder medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Comfort women Injury prevention Transgenerational transmission of trauma medicine Major depressive disorder Psychology Psychiatry 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Biological Psychiatry |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatry Investigation |
| ISSN: | 1976-3026 1738-3684 |
| DOI: | 10.30773/pi.2019.01.21 |
| Popis: | "Comfort women" are survivors of sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, who endured extensive trauma including massive rape and physical torture. While previous studies have been focused on the trauma of the survivors themselves, the effects of the trauma on the offspring has never been evaluated before. In this article, we reviewed the first study on the offspring of former "comfort women" and aimed to detect the evidence of transgenerational transmission of trauma. In-depth psychiatric interviews and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Axis I Disorders were conducted with six offspring of former "comfort women." Among the six participants, five suffered from at least one psychiatric disorder including major depressive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder, insomnia disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and alcohol use disorder. Participants showed similar shame and hyperarousal symptoms as their mothers regarding stimuli related to the "comfort woman" issue. Increased irritability, problems with aggression control, negative worldview, and low self-esteem were evident in the children of mothers with posttraumatic stress disorder. Finding evidence of transgenerational transmission of trauma in offspring of "comfort women" is important. Future studies should include more samples and adopt a more objective method. |
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