Trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms in former German child soldiers of World War II.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to determine the amount of trauma impact and significant post-traumatic stress symptoms, which can indicate a possible post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in a sample of former German child soldiers of World War II. METHODS:103 participants were recruited through the press, then administered a modified Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS). RESULTS:Subjects reported a high degree of trauma exposure, with 4.9% reporting significant post-traumatic stress symptoms after WW II, and 1.9% reporting that these symptoms persist to the present. CONCLUSION:In line with other studies on child soldiers in actual conflict settings, our data document a high degree of trauma exposure during war. Surprisingly, the prevalence of significant post-traumatic stress symptoms indicating a possible PTSD was low compared to other groups of aging, long-term survivors of war trauma. Despite some limitations our data highlight the need for further studies to identify resilience and coping factors in traumatized child soldiers.

journal_name

Int Psychogeriatr

authors

Kuwert P,Spitzer C,Rosenthal J,Freyberger HJ

doi

10.1017/S1041610208007035

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1014-8

issue

5

eissn

1041-6102

issn

1741-203X

pii

S1041610208007035

journal_volume

20

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