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Nearly 1 in 3 Ukrainian civilians meets criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD (opens in a new tab)
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-28
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Nearly 1 in 3 Ukrainian civilians meets criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-28
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10.1080/20008066.2026.2697563
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Prevalence of exposure to lifetime and war-related traumas, PTSD and complex PTSD in a sample from the Ukrainian general population
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA national survey of Ukrainian residents provides one of the clearest estimates to date of the psychological impact of the ongoing war.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe peer-reviewed study analyzed data from a nationally representative survey of civilians living in government-controlled regions of Ukraine and found that 31.2% of respondents met criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedAmong the 2,504 adults surveyed, 25.2% met criteria for PTSD and 6% met criteria for complex PTSD.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedFactors associated with a greater likelihood of PTSD or CPTSD included being female, older age, lower educational attainment, previous military service, displacement due to the war, and a greater number of lifetime traumatic events and war-related stressors.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedBecause data were collected at a single point during an active conflict, the findings represent a snapshot of population mental health rather than changes over time.View evidenceHide evidence
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Ukrainians under continuous traumatic stress: towards increasing the diagnostic condition's clinical utility.
Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2026 · PubMed
ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaires for PTSD and Complex PTSD: Validation among Civilians and Former Abducted Children in Northern Uganda
Journal of Psychiatry · 2015 · Crossref
Evaluation of the effectiveness of EMDR therapy for children and adolescents in Ukraine during war.
European Journal of Psychotraumatology · 2026 · PubMed
Review for "Clinician assessed rates of PTSD and Complex PTSD in a non-representative sample of active-duty military personnel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
2025 · Crossref
ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD Among Internally Displaced Civilian Outpatients in Ukraine During Wartime.
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry · 2026 · PubMed
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