Scientists from the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians- together with a non-profit research organization RAND Corporation conducted a study of the long-term consequences of the World War 2, still fixed on the territory of continental Europe. According to a press release from RAND Corporation, a number of such impacts include low level of life emerging from war , poor health and increased risk of developing mental disorders.
The study involved 20,000 respondents aged 50 years or more in 12 European countries : Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark , France, Germany , Greece, Italy , Netherlands, Poland , Sweden and Switzerland . It turned out that for survivors of World War II and their children , the risk of diabetes was at three percentage points higher than for other people. In addition, the risk of depression for them was higher by 5.8 percentage points.
Most likely to develop depressive disorders different mentality people and children of those who have lived in countries where there were active fighting . Among these same respondents recorded the worst mental and physical health. The probability of developing mental disorders researchers linked not only with experienced stress , but with low levels of education .
As the RAND Corporation, World War II took the lives of three percent of the world's population , in Europe killed 39 million people , half of them civilians ─ . Due to the fact that the war killed most men , the sex ratio has changed dramatically . Many children lost their fathers in the long run given the level of education and decrease the chances of marriage .
According to James Smith , one of the study's authors and a member of the organization RAND Corporation, in terms of economic growth have not been successful countries that have won or lost in the war , and those " who were able to transition to democracy and an open market economy ." Poor health and low levels of well-being complained respondents who during the war belonged to the middle or lower class .
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