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(Meta)cognitive beliefs in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement at the end of the Second World War in older adults and their offspring. / Jelinek, Lena; Wittekind, Charlotte E; Kellner, Michael; Moritz, Steffen; Muhtz, Christoph.

In: COGN NEUROPSYCHIATRY, Vol. 18, No. 5, 01.01.2013, p. 452-62.

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Jelinek, L, Wittekind, CE, Kellner, M, Moritz, S & Muhtz, C 2013, '(Meta)cognitive beliefs in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement at the end of the Second World War in older adults and their offspring', COGN NEUROPSYCHIATRY, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 452-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2012.754749

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Jelinek, L., Wittekind, C. E., Kellner, M., Moritz, S., & Muhtz, C. (2013). (Meta)cognitive beliefs in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement at the end of the Second World War in older adults and their offspring. COGN NEUROPSYCHIATRY, 18(5), 452-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2012.754749

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Jelinek L, Wittekind CE, Kellner M, Moritz S, Muhtz C. (Meta)cognitive beliefs in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement at the end of the Second World War in older adults and their offspring. COGN NEUROPSYCHIATRY. 2013 Jan 1;18(5):452-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2012.754749

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title = "(Meta)cognitive beliefs in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement at the end of the Second World War in older adults and their offspring",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to investigate (meta)cognitive beliefs related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of individuals displaced as children at the end of the Second World War as well as transgenerational effects of trauma and PTSD on the offspring.METHODS: Displaced individuals with (n=20) and without PTSD (n=24) and nondisplaced healthy controls (n=11), as well as one of their adult offspring, were assessed with the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30). Older adults, formerly displaced in childhood, were additionally assessed with the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI).RESULTS: Dysfunctional beliefs (MCQ-30, PTCI) were particularly pronounced in formerly displaced individuals with PTSD, but not in the offspring generation.CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that in an aging group of displaced individuals with PTSD dysfunctional beliefs are associated with the disorder. Bias modification may help to attenuate symptomatology. No evidence was found for a transgenerational effect.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Child, Child of Impaired Parents, Cognition, Culture, Female, Humans, Intergenerational Relations, Male, Personality Inventory, Questionnaires, Refugees, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, World War II",
author = "Lena Jelinek and Wittekind, {Charlotte E} and Michael Kellner and Steffen Moritz and Christoph Muhtz",
year = "2013",
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doi = "10.1080/13546805.2012.754749",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "452--62",
journal = "COGN NEUROPSYCHIATRY",
issn = "1354-6805",
publisher = "PSYCHOLOGY PRESS",
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T1 - (Meta)cognitive beliefs in posttraumatic stress disorder following forced displacement at the end of the Second World War in older adults and their offspring

AU - Jelinek, Lena

AU - Wittekind, Charlotte E

AU - Kellner, Michael

AU - Moritz, Steffen

AU - Muhtz, Christoph

PY - 2013/1/1

Y1 - 2013/1/1

N2 - INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to investigate (meta)cognitive beliefs related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of individuals displaced as children at the end of the Second World War as well as transgenerational effects of trauma and PTSD on the offspring.METHODS: Displaced individuals with (n=20) and without PTSD (n=24) and nondisplaced healthy controls (n=11), as well as one of their adult offspring, were assessed with the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30). Older adults, formerly displaced in childhood, were additionally assessed with the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI).RESULTS: Dysfunctional beliefs (MCQ-30, PTCI) were particularly pronounced in formerly displaced individuals with PTSD, but not in the offspring generation.CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that in an aging group of displaced individuals with PTSD dysfunctional beliefs are associated with the disorder. Bias modification may help to attenuate symptomatology. No evidence was found for a transgenerational effect.

AB - INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to investigate (meta)cognitive beliefs related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of individuals displaced as children at the end of the Second World War as well as transgenerational effects of trauma and PTSD on the offspring.METHODS: Displaced individuals with (n=20) and without PTSD (n=24) and nondisplaced healthy controls (n=11), as well as one of their adult offspring, were assessed with the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30). Older adults, formerly displaced in childhood, were additionally assessed with the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI).RESULTS: Dysfunctional beliefs (MCQ-30, PTCI) were particularly pronounced in formerly displaced individuals with PTSD, but not in the offspring generation.CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that in an aging group of displaced individuals with PTSD dysfunctional beliefs are associated with the disorder. Bias modification may help to attenuate symptomatology. No evidence was found for a transgenerational effect.

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KW - Aged

KW - Child

KW - Child of Impaired Parents

KW - Cognition

KW - Culture

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Intergenerational Relations

KW - Male

KW - Personality Inventory

KW - Questionnaires

KW - Refugees

KW - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

KW - World War II

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