Still, it is safe to assume that the second generation of torture victims comprises mainly secondary victims, i.e. children and grandchildren of previously arrested, deported, or executed persons. The result of this torture is somatic and mental symptoms. Additionally, treatment results for second generation primary and secondary victims are promising. Although few patients have been discharged as yet, there has been considerable progress in relieving somatic and mental symptoms. The group of third generation torture victims includes both primary and secondary victims.
Secondary victims are predominant.
Treatment results are promising if treatment is administered continually. The group of third generation secondary victims is especially varied. Generally, third generation secondary victims have been exposed to mental torture as family members of imprisoned, deported, and executed relatives. In some cases, it might have been comparatively mild, especially with regard to the effects. Nevertheless, living in a paranoid society, created by continuous fear, anxiety, and uncertainty about the immediate future, is bound to have had an influence on the mental state of people, even those who were not directly subjected to torture.