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When Trauma Crosses Generations: Mechanisms, Clinical Patterns and Therapeutic Implications of Transgenerational Trauma-A Systematic Review.

Oliwia Froń, Kamila Chwesiuk, Dominika Jabłonka, Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda

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Oliwia FrońDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, pl. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-272 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-6206-7533
Kamila ChwesiukDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, pl. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-272 Białystok, Poland.
Dominika JabłonkaDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, pl. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-272 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-6922-6808
Agnieszka Kułak-BejdaDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, pl. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-272 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6334-9371

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransgenerational trauma (TT)/Intergenerational trauma (IT) is the transmission of the effects of traumatic experiences of parents to their children, who have not themselves experienced traumatic events. This transmission occurs through neurobiological and metabolic changes and the environment in which they were raised.

methodsA systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched from 2005 to 2025. Studies focusing on adult offspring, exposure to ancestral trauma, biological markers (DNA methylation, cortisol), and psychological outcomes were included.

resultsThe main study results are as follows: identification of sex-specific DNA methylation patterns in the

conclusionsThis article highlights the intergenerational impact of trauma and highlights its epigenetic significance. The primary goal was to explore universal epigenetic mechanisms. Early understanding of ancestral history is crucial for personalized psychiatric care.

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Historical TraumaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansReceptors, GlucocorticoidReceptors, Glucocorticoidmaternal stresspost-traumatic stress disorderprenatal stresstransgenerational epigeneticstransgenerational inheritancetransgenerational trauma

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PMID41972699
PMCPMC13072029

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