title: [Anxiety, depression, somatoform symptoms and posttraumatic stress in the offspring of political detainees in Eastern Germany (1945-1989)].
abstract: Between 1945 and 1989, approximately 300 000 persons were imprisoned because of political reasons in Eastern Germany. There is that evidence the detainees' offspring are affected by the trauma of their parents. In a study with cross-sectional design, depressive (PHQ-9), somatoform (PHQ-15) and anxiety symptomatology (GAD-7), and Posttraumatic Stress (IES-R) were assessed with self-rating measures in 43 children of former political prisoners. In comparison to 2 representative gender education and age matched samples from the general population, offspring of former political detainees show higher levels of psychopathological symptoms. The life-time prevalence for PTSD was 9.1%. Regarding the psychopathology, children who were born after their parents' imprisonment did not differ from those who were already born when the imprisonment happened. First evidence for the transgenerational transmission of traumatisation and the methods will be discussed critically.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Grit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klinitzke
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weissflog
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D005859:Germany, East; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011057:Politics; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult