Nearly 1 in 3 Ukrainian civilians meets criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD

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Nearly 1 in 3 Ukrainian civilians meets criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD

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A national survey of civilians in government-controlled regions of Ukraine found that nearly one in three meets criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD. The peer-reviewed study provides an estimate of the psychological burden associated with the ongoing war.

A national survey of Ukrainian residents provides one of the clearest estimates to date of the psychological impact of the ongoing war Published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology, the peer-reviewed study analyzed data from a nationally representative survey of civilians living in government-controlled regions of Ukraine.

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