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Atomic veterans and their families: responses to radiation exposure
B C Murphy1, P Ellis, S Greenberg
1Department of Psychology, Wheaton College, Norton, Mass.
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
In-depth interviews with seven atomic veterans and their families indicated powerful psychological effects on all family members from exposure to low-level ionizing radiation. Four themes emerged: the invalidation of their experiences by government and other authority figures; family concerns about genetic effects on future generations; family members' desire to protect each other from fears of physical consequences; and desire to leave a record of their experiences to help prevent future suffering.