Inheriting the traumas of war: examining DNA methylation across three generations of Syrian refugees

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In her debut Mental Elf blog, Demelza Smeeth discusses the latest research on the inheritance of trauma across three generations of Syrian refugees; summarising a paper that looks into the epigenetic signatures of intergenerational exposure.

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Preventing the intergenerational transmission of anxiety: encouraging insights from new online RCT

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Francesca Zecchinato summarises a recent trial investigating the effectiveness of an unguided modular online intervention for anxious parents in preventing anxiety in their offspring.

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