Ukraine war taking heavy toll on servicemen: Tens of thousands likely to suffer from PTSD
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Mental Health professionals in Ukraine are pushing to better organize help for soldiers traumatized by their experiences. Months of trench warfare under heavy bombardment, combined with the loss of numerous treasured comrades, are taking a heavy toll on servicemen and women who may have little previous military experience. Tens of thousands are likely to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. A condition only a few medical establishments in Ukraine are able to offer modern treatments for. The most prominent among them, Forest Glade, just outside Kyiv, is this Thursday launching a programme to help share its expertise. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports.
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