PTSD prevalence among Polish World War II survivors

Lis-Turlejska, Maja; Łuszczyńska, Aleksandra; Szumiał, Szymon

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“…The results of our study shed some light on the reasons for the high PTSD levels among Polish WWII survivors observed in both the current study and previous studies (Lis-Turlejska et al, 2016, 2012). General Disapproval appeared to be the most important factor associated with the level of PTSD, as well as with depression.…”

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“…Thirty percent of the subjects lost their father, and 41.7% lost a close relative. The PTSD prevalence in the current study was 38.3%, which is even higher than those reported in previous studies (Lis-Turlejska et al, 2016, 2012). The increase observed in the PTSD rate was attributed to a subgroup ( n = 28) of participants deported to Siberia from the years 1941 to 1944.…”

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“…A list of events associated with WWII (Lis-Turlejska et al, 2016) included 18 potentially traumatic events that the participants directly experienced (e.g. torture, rape, imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps, loss of one’s mother, bombing, extreme hunger, killing a person) and six events that they witnessed (shooting of a person, execution, rape or any other sexual violence, heavy beating of a person, assault, persecution of Jews).…”

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“…PTSD was predicted by older age, loss of a parent and (on the border of statistical significance) having experienced at least one war-related traumatic experience. In other studies, the rate of PTSD among Polish WWII survivors was found to be 30.09% (Lis-Turlejska, Luszczynska, Plichta, & Benight, 2008) and 32.3% (Lis-Turlejska, Łuszczyńska, & Szumiał, 2016). It is also worth adding that cross-sectional studies of different populations in Poland have shown high levels of PTSD.…”

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms among Polish World War II survivors: the role of social acknowledgement

Lis-Turlejska

Szumiał²,

Drapała³

2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: There is growing evidence of the important role played by socio-interpersonal variables on the maintenance of PTSD. Many World War II survivors in Poland could, as a result of political circumstances during the aftermath of the war, have experienced a lack of social recognition of their war-related trauma. Objective: The main aim of the study was to examine the association between perceived social reactions and the level of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSD) and depression. Method: Participants (N = 120) were aged 71–97 years (M = 82.44; SD = 6.14). They completed a WWII trauma-related questionnaire, the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS), the Impact of Events Scale (IES) and Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI). The Social Acknowledgement Questionnaire (SAQ) was used to measure participants’ perception of others’ acknowledgement and disapproval of their war trauma. Results: The rate of probable PTSD, diagnosed according to DSM-IV, was 38.3%. PTSD symptoms and General Disapproval were significantly correlated for all three PTSD symptom groups (Pearson’s r ranged from .25 to .41). The structural equation modelling results also demonstrated the importance of General Disapproval with regard to the level of PTSD symptoms. It explained both the intensity of PTSD symptoms (13.4% of variance) and the level of depression (12.0% of variance). Conclusion: In addition to confirming the high rate of PTSD among WWII survivors in Poland, the results indicate the importance of social reactions to survivors’ traumatic experiences.

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms among Polish World War II survivors: the role of social acknowledgement

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2018

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“…In addition, the sociopolitical situation in Poland after WWII, i.e., during the Communist regime (1946–1989), when many Poles were experiencing repression and insecurity, created significant obstacles that precluded revealing traumatic experiences to other people and obtaining support and social acknowledgment of their WWII trauma [ 19 , 26 ]. Importantly, this problem was also present in families of Polish WWII survivors, where special patterns of communication can be observed characterized by an atmosphere of secrecy and taboo around the WWII-related traumatic experiences [ 19 , 23 , 27 ].…”

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Knowledge about traumatic World War II experiences among ancestors and subjective well-being of young adults: A person-centred perspective

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The aim of our study is to examine the association between knowledge about the World War II (WWII)-related traumatic experiences of their ancestors and subjective well-being (SWB) of young adults, i.e., descendants of Polish survivors of WWII. Specifically, we focus on the life satisfaction and the mental, physical, and psychosocial well-being of our participants in relation to their knowledge about WWII trauma in their family histories. Method The sample comprised 500 Polish young adults recruited from a nonclinical general population. Participants first filled out a questionnaire assessing their knowledge about traumatic events that their ancestors could have experienced during WWII (see grandparents/mothers, great-grandparents/mothers). After that, subjects were given inventories to assess their SWB, i.e., the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Results Latent profile analysis was applied to extract profiles of participants differing with regard to the scope of knowledge about WWII-related traumatic experiences among ancestors. Specifically, six profiles were observed, and a general lack of knowledge about this kind of trauma in the family was characteristic of the sample. We also found differences in SWB across profiles of participants, with worse SWB in the profiles with the highest lack of knowledge about WWII-related traumatic experiences in the family. Conclusion Our study adds to the literature on intergenerational trauma by applying a person-centred perspective, a methodological approach almost invisible in research on that topic. In

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Resveratrol ameliorated the behavioral deficits in a mouse model of post-traumatic stress disorder

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Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

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PTSD prevalence among Polish World War II survivors

Abstract: Comparing to other studies on WWII related PTSD the prevalence rate of possible PTSD was very high. Looking for possible explanation of such results seems to be an important challenge.

Cited by 11 publications

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms among Polish World War II survivors: the role of social acknowledgement

Posttraumatic stress symptoms among Polish World War II survivors: the role of social acknowledgement

Knowledge about traumatic World War II experiences among ancestors and subjective well-being of young adults: A person-centred perspective

Resveratrol ameliorated the behavioral deficits in a mouse model of post-traumatic stress disorder

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