Psychiatrist Defines Generational Trauma
has featured psychiatrist聽, director of the Center for Behavioral Health, in a segment focused on generational trauma. Defining the term as 鈥渆motional trauma that is transferred from one generation to the next,鈥� Jarkon states that an estimated 64 percent of the population suffers from 鈥渁dverse childhood experiences鈥� that may lead to both psychological and physiological effects later in life.
鈥淵ou look for the root cause of the trauma, then you have to embrace it,鈥� Jarkon says. She emphasizes that communicating about trauma with family members and, if necessary, a therapist, is key to breaking the cycle.