The long‐term psychological impact of Bloody Sunday on families of the victims as measured by The Revised Impact of Event Scale

Abstract

The findings were discussed within the transgenerational trauma context.

Intergenerational Transmission of Conflict-Related Trauma in Northern Ireland: A Behavior Analytic Approach

“…In Northern Ireland, clinical levels of post-traumatic stress were found in the off-spring (second generation) of those who witnessed directly the "Bloody Sunday" (i.e., shooting of 13 civilians during a civil rights demonstration in 1972) (Shevlin & McGuigan, 2003;McGuigan & Shevlin, 2010).…”

Cautions on the overgeneralized application of the NICE and CREST recommendations for the treatment of PTSD in the UK: a reflection from practice in Belfast, Northern Ireland

“…On account of opposing ideological viewpoints and civil rights concerns, along with responses to them, Northern Ireland has experienced social, political and civil conflict since the late 1960s. Mental health concerns have been found to be more prominent in those with greater exposure to the violence (see, e.g., Cairns & Wilson, 1984;Shevlin & McGuigan, 2003). Due to the nature and extent of the conflict resultant PTSD presentations may not mimic neatly those represented in studies of PTSD treatment efficacy.…”

“…Moreover, personal exposure to political violence in Northern Ireland has been related to posttraumatic (Curran et al, 1990;Daly & Johnston, 2002;Hayes & Campbell, 2000;Smyth, Hayes, & Hayes, 1997) and dissociative symptoms (Dorahy, Lewis, Millar, & Gee, 2003). In addition, those directly exposed to violence or who have closer familial ties to victims report higher post-traumatic (Shevlin & McGuigan, 2003) and dissociative (Dorahy, Gilmore, Lewis, & Millar, 2000) symptoms than more distant relatives or those indirectly exposed to Troubles-related violence. The transgenerational impact of the conflict is now being identified (see, e.g., Shevlin & McGuigan, 2003).…”

“…In addition, those directly exposed to violence or who have closer familial ties to victims report higher post-traumatic (Shevlin & McGuigan, 2003) and dissociative (Dorahy, Gilmore, Lewis, & Millar, 2000) symptoms than more distant relatives or those indirectly exposed to Troubles-related violence. The transgenerational impact of the conflict is now being identified (see, e.g., Shevlin & McGuigan, 2003).…”

Ängstlichkeit, Depressivität, Somatisierung und Posttraumatische Belastungssymptome bei den Nachkommen ehemals politisch inhaftierter Personen in Ostdeutschland (1945–1989)

“…Die meisten Publikationen treff en jedoch diesbezüglich keine Aussagen. Weiterhin wurde eine erhöhte psychische Belastung von den Kindern der Vietnam-Veteranen [ 29 -32 ] , von Überlebenden des "Bloody Sunday" in Nordirland [ 33 ] , von den Kindern ehemals internierter japanischstämmiger Amerikaner [ 34 ] und von der Nachkriegsgeneration des II. Weltkrieges in Deutschland [ 35 ] berichtet.…”