Research article summary (published 30 Dec 1980):

The aging survivor of the holocaust. Discussion: reconciliation between the generations: a last chance.

Full Abstract

Reconciliation of conflicts between aged parents and their adult offspring is a criterion of successful aging. It requires inner psychological changes in those involved. Dr. Herzog's case history illustrates such inner change in the son of an aged father who was a survivor of the Holocaust. The patient had suffered a form of transmitted traumatization affecting his psychological development. Studies of posttraumatic reactions of survivors and of traumatization in the second generation have been reviewed briefly. Persistent aftereffects of trauma may aggravate problems of aging. As the example given in this paper illustrates, knowledge of the impact of the Holocaust experience can help us to recognize transmitted traumatization in individuals whose experiences were not related to the Holocaust.

Author information

Author/s: Kahana, R J (RJ);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of geriatric psychiatry (J Geriatr Psychiatry), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1981-; vol 14 (issue 2) : pp 225-39

Dates: Created 1982/12/18; Completed 1982/12/18; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 7347751, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Aged Aging Child Child, Preschool Concentration Camps Conflict (Psychology) Dreams Fantasy Humans

Humans Jews - psychology Male Middle Aged Parent-Child Relations Personality Development Prisons Psychoanalytic Theory Psychoanalytic Therapy - methods Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Survival

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