Neuropsychological functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement in older adults and their offspring
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Neuropsychological functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement in older adults and their offspring. / Jelinek, Lena; Wittekind, Charlotte E; Moritz, Steffen; Kellner, Michael; Muhtz, Christoph.
in: PSYCHIAT RES, Jahrgang 210, Nr. 2, 15.12.2013, S. 584-9.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Neuropsychological functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement in older adults and their offspring
AU - Jelinek, Lena
AU - Wittekind, Charlotte E
AU - Moritz, Steffen
AU - Kellner, Michael
AU - Muhtz, Christoph
N1 - Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/12/15
Y1 - 2013/12/15
N2 - The aim of the present study was to investigate neuropsychological performance in an untried trauma sample of older adults displaced during childhood at the end of World War II (WWII) with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as transgenerational effects of trauma and PTSD on their offspring. Displaced older adults with (n=20) and without PTSD (n=24) and nondisplaced healthy individuals (n=11) as well as one of their respective offspring were assessed with a large battery of cognitive tests (primarily targeting memory functioning). No evidence for deficits in neuropsychological performance was found in the aging group of displaced people with PTSD. Moreover, no group difference emerged in the offspring groups. Findings may be interpreted as first evidence for a rather resilient PTSD group of older adults that is available for assessment 60 years after displacement.
AB - The aim of the present study was to investigate neuropsychological performance in an untried trauma sample of older adults displaced during childhood at the end of World War II (WWII) with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as transgenerational effects of trauma and PTSD on their offspring. Displaced older adults with (n=20) and without PTSD (n=24) and nondisplaced healthy individuals (n=11) as well as one of their respective offspring were assessed with a large battery of cognitive tests (primarily targeting memory functioning). No evidence for deficits in neuropsychological performance was found in the aging group of displaced people with PTSD. Moreover, no group difference emerged in the offspring groups. Findings may be interpreted as first evidence for a rather resilient PTSD group of older adults that is available for assessment 60 years after displacement.
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.06.037
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.06.037
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23896354
VL - 210
SP - 584
EP - 589
JO - PSYCHIAT RES
JF - PSYCHIAT RES
SN - 0165-1781
IS - 2
ER -