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Parental Occupational Exposure is Associated With Their Children's Psychopathology: A Study of Families of Israeli
Ronit Kishon1, Lupo Geronazzo-Alman, Meir Teichman
1New York State Psychiatric Institute-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York (Dr Kishon, Dr Geronazzo-Alman, Dr Cheslack-Postava, Dr Fan, Dr Duarte, Ms Wicks, Dr Musa, Dr Moreno, Dr Cycowicz, Dr Amsel, Dr Bresnahan, Dr Hoven); Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel (Dr M Teichman); School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel (Dr Y Teichman); Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel (Mr Djalovski); Rabin Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel (Dr Tadmor); Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York (Dr Musa, Dr Bresnahan, Dr Hoven).
Objective:
To examine the association between parental occupational exposure to traumatic events and their children's mental health in families of First Responders (FRs), a neglected area of research.
Methods:
In 208 families of Israeli FRs, children's symptoms and comorbidity patterns of seven psychiatric disorders were regressed on parental work-related variables, controlling for relevant covariates.
Results:
Having a father working as a FR and higher paternal exposure were associated with a greater number of separation anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, respectively. Maternal exposure was associated with a greater number of symptoms of generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder, and with increased odds of comorbid internalizing symptomatology.
Conclusions:
Additional research on children of FRs is encouraged. An adaption to this understudied population of family-centered interventions available for military families could inform targeted prevention efforts.
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