About two years ago, I posited this theory (more of a quack theory based on growing up with many baby boomers who parents were Holocaust survivors) and I was blistered on FR for daring to suggest that these people were prone to many problems. So thanks for posting.
You shouldn’t have been attacked - big problems cause other big problems, that is only common sense.
Also, we don’t really know the effects of growing up with no grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. - or a very reduced number. Surely this has some effect on one’s psyche.