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You are here: SOLDIERS & VETERANS
INITIATIVE  CORE ISSUES OF SOLDIERS AND VETERANS INITIATIVE
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THE EFFECT OF TRAUMA ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
- Psychoanalysis can help the public and mental health providers understand the hidden impacts of trauma on families and particularly on developing children
- Psychoanalysts are particularly aware of the need to prevent the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
THE NEED FOR LONG TERM TREATMENT AND LONG TERM ACCESS TO TREATMENT
- Psychoanalysts understand the role of long-term treatment that addresses the needs of patients beyond the emergence and resolution of their initial symptoms, a focus that is particularly relevant to the treatment of PTSD and the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
- Treatment for veterans, soldiers and family members must be individualized and flexible. Readiness or need for treatment may emerge years after a trauma; therefore veterans must be given lifelong access to treatment even if symptom free at the time of discharge from the service.
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