Open lecture for 4th year higher education seekers of the Faculty of Medicine “Stress. Disorders related to war distress. Post-traumatic stress disorder”

Professor Oprya Yevhen Vasylovich held an open lecture for for 4th year higher education seekers of the Faculty of Medicine “Stress. Disorders related to war distress. Post-traumatic stress disorder”. The issues of stress, stress factors, general adaptation syndrome, the influence of psychotraumatic factors on the development of adaptation disorders were discussed. Modern approaches to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention (psychoeducation and psychohygiene) of stress-related disorders were presented. The latest sociological study “How are you?” showed: 39% of Ukrainians feel disappointment, 35% powerlessness, tension 61% and fatigue 59%. Therefore, as part of the lecture, an introduction to available resources and methodological recommendations regarding self-soothing and self-help techniques was conducted.