Ukraine is still trapped in a Soviet-era approach to mental health and psychiatric hospitals so under-funded that some have less than 10 cents a day to feed patients. The country has been left ill-prepared for the trauma of war. As with so many aspects of its sudden descent into conflict, Ukraine has turned to volunteers to help deal with post-traumatic stress among soldiers. Psychologist Tetyana Nazarenko, who works with a volunteer group, recalls ...Sunday 14 December 2014
Ukraine Ill-Prepared for Trauma of War
Ukraine is still trapped in a Soviet-era approach to mental health and psychiatric hospitals so under-funded that some have less than 10 cents a day to feed patients. The country has been left ill-prepared for the trauma of war. As with so many aspects of its sudden descent into conflict, Ukraine has turned to volunteers to help deal with post-traumatic stress among soldiers. Psychologist Tetyana Nazarenko, who works with a volunteer group, recalls ...
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