ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2014
[Traumatic experiences in elderly Germans. Importance for mental and physical health at a population level].
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- Gender differences in the prevalence of mental distress in East and West Germany over time: a hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis, 2006-2021.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Exposure to potentially traumatic events in young Swiss men: associations with socio-demographics and mental health outcomes (alcohol use disorder, major depression and suicide attempts).European journal of psychotraumatology · 2019Article
- Fatalism as a traditional cultural belief potentially relevant to trauma sequelae: Measurement equivalence, extent and associations in six countries.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2019Article
- [Depression in old age, part 1 : Origin, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and interaction between depression and dementia].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundWorld War II (WWII) is probably the most distressing and fatal historical event in Europe's recent past. Research on mental and physical health sequelae of these traumatic experiences from WWII has only started recently.
objectivesAn overview on the findings from several population-based studies investigating the mental and physical health outcomes of traumatic experiences in the German elderly (born prior to 1946), especially from WWII, is given. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe results presented here are based on several population-based representative studies regarding several aspects of mental and physical health in the elderly.
resultsAbout 40-50 % of the elderly German population report at least one traumatic event, mostly from WWII. Traumatic experiences are related to higher rates of depressive and somatoform disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and physical morbidity, which are associated with increased health care utilization.
conclusionThe findings underline that the negative effects on health are long-term, manifold, and serious. Some of the elderly need psychotherapeutic interventions. Thus, a specific internet-based psychotherapeutic approach (ITT) is briefly presented. However, the majority of the elderly generally use other kinds of medical care, such as primary care, inpatient care, and geriatric care. It seems useful and necessary to pay more attention to the historical and biographical backgrounds of the patients to see and understand the current symptoms from this aspect.
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