Risk of childhood psychiatric disorders in children of refugee parents with post-traumatic stress disorder: a nationwide, register-based, cohort study

Summary: Background: Children of refugees are often exposed to the consequences of parental post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), potentially leaving them vulnerable to intergenerational transmission of psychopathology. The present study aimed to determine whether parental PTSD is associated with...

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Main Authors: Maj Back Nielsen, MS, Jessica Carlsson, MD, Martin Køster Rimvall, MD, Jørgen Holm Petersen, PhD, Marie Norredam, DMSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266719300775