Posted on Jan 29, 2016
Does anyone know the effect on children who grow up in an environment with parents who have PTSD?
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I ask only because my sister and I deal with depression while my other sister does not. Our father has PTSD from Vietnam. It caused our family to break apart and I saw violence, alcoholism, and much more as a very young child. I deal with depression, but I will say I have never hit any of my children and my wife and I never drink. It may seem like a strange question but can PTSD be passed on?
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I do not beleive PTSD is hereditary. I am not a doctor but my understanding is that its based each persons individual cases. Kudos to you for not following your fathers ways with the booze and free hands. I had a similar upbringing with an alcoholic father with free hands and I am not a drinker or abuser.
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Not so much as hereditary, but exposing as child to such stuff can if cause the same effects as PTSD? This would be a better way of saying it. I guess any kid growing up in that type of household even if the parent was not in the military has to have some effects they deal with for the rest of their life.
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I do not believe PTSD can be "passed on" but the actions of a person with PTSD can cause traumatic events in a child's life. If you say you saw violence, alcoholism, etc.. as a child some of those events could have been traumatic enough to effect your nurturing. It may not be PTSD but I believe we can safely say that growing up in a violent atmosphere is not great for children.
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There have been studies done. I will post a few links below for you to check out:
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treatment/children/pro_child_parent_ptsd.asp
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-children-adolescents.asp
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1414752/
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treatment/children/pro_child_parent_ptsd.asp
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-children-adolescents.asp
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1414752/
When a Child's Parent Has PTSD - PTSD: National Center for PTSD
Explains the common problems that children of veterans (or other adults) with PTSD experience and provides recommendations for how to cope with these difficulties.
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Thank you so very much. It is a great article and I plan on sharing it with my sister. I see myself a little bit on all three areas. It does show that the child can pick up on traits of the parent and simulate PTSD. Thanks again for sharing this.
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