Childhood maltreatment in children born of occupation after WWII in Germany and its association with mental disorders
| Autor: | Marie Kaiser, Philipp Kuwert, Heide Glaesmer, Elmar Braehler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Child abuse medicine.medical_specialty World War II media_common.quotation_subject Population Violence Neglect Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Germany medicine Humans Child Abuse 030212 general & internal medicine Child Somatoform Disorders Psychological abuse Psychiatry education Aged media_common Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Stereotyping education.field_of_study Depression Single parent History 20th Century Middle Aged medicine.disease Health Surveys Single Parent Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Logistic Models Physical abuse Sexual abuse Linear Models Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Gerontology Somatization 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Psychogeriatrics. 29:1147-1156 |
| ISSN: | 1741-203X 1041-6102 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1041610217000369 |
| Popis: | Background:Children born of war are a common phenomenon of conflict. In the aftermath of World War II, more than 200,000 German occupation children (GOC) were fathered by occupation soldiers and born to local women. GOC often grew up under difficult conditions and showed high prevalence rates of mental disorders even decades later.Methods:Experiences of childhood maltreatment and their association with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and somatization in GOC (N = 146) are investigated and compared with a representative birth-cohort-matched sample (BCMS) from the German general population (N = 920).Results:Outcomes show significantly higher prevalence rates of emotional abuse/neglect, physical, and sexual abuse in GOC compared to BCMS. All five subtypes of childhood maltreatment increase the risk of PTSD and somatoform syndrome; depressive syndromes are associated with emotional abuse/neglect and physical abuse. GOC were at high risk of childhood maltreatment.Conclusions:Findings underline the complex, long-term impact of developmental conditions and childhood maltreatment on mental disorders even decades later. |
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