Experiences of parental PTSD for children aged 9–17 in military and emergency first responder families
- May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Carter, D. (2023). Experiences of parental PTSD for children aged 9–17 in military and emergency first responder families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, 3816–3834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02669-y
- This qualitative study explored the experiences of Australian youth whose parents were former military or emergency first responders with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), focusing on possible trauma transmission from parent to child. Interviews were conducted with children (n = 7), former military/ emergency first responder parents (i.e., service parents; n = 5), and coparents of service parents (n = 5). Four themes were identified that described child and family experiences in the context of parental PTSD.
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