Being a military child in Denmark: Young people’s experiences of living with a parent with PTSD

Paul Watson*, Alison K. Osborne

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Abstract

This article describes the impact parental combat related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has on children and young people from military families, their relationships within their family dyad, their emotional health and well-being and their social connectedness. Moreover, this article, aims to understand the lived experiences of children and young people from military families to understand the impact the emotional health and well-being of military connected children and young people during a five-day residential camp in Denmark ran by Støt Soldater & Pårørende (SSOP) a charity who provide psychosocial intervention to support the emotional well-being, decision-making, confidence, resilience and self-esteem of military children and young people.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0000144
Number of pages15
JournalPLoS Mental Health
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jan 2025

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