The Long Shadow of 9/11: Mental Health Outcomes in Adult Children of World Trade Center Responders with PTSD

Do 9/11 first responders’ children inherit trauma?

Intergenerational trauma can affect mental health Researchers say children of 9/11 first responders are experiencing impacts to their mental health, and they point to a study illustrating how intergenerational trauma can be transmitted across generations. The key idea is that trauma effects aren’t…

The long shadow of 9/11: Mental health outcomes in adult children of World Trade Center Responders with PTSD

Intergenerational transmission of trauma (ITT) has been documented among offspring of parents exposed to war, genocide, and interpersonal violence, yet little is known about ITT among families of World Trade Center responders (WTC-R). The aftermath of 9/11 terrorist attacks provides a unique naturalistic context for examining long-term psychological outcomes among now-adult offspring raised during periods of parental trauma exposure and recovery…

Decades Later, Children Of 9/11 Responders May Face Elevated Mental Health Risks

A new study suggests the psychological toll of September 11 extended well beyond the World Trade Center responders who lived through it. The post Decades Later, Children Of 9/11 Responders May Face Elevated Mental Health Risks appeared first on StudyFinds.