One in five in Ukraine is at risk of developing mental disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress as a result of a full-scale war. This was announced by the co-chair of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Reference Group Fami Hanna at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

" This means that today in Ukraine 8.5 million people are potentially at risk of mental disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress,"

The population of those territories that were under occupation suffered the most mentally, the WHO notes and offer the help of their specialists. The psychological health of the population is also influenced by education and the media..

WHO announced a discussion in two weeks with representatives of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and other countries on the provision of psychological support to internally displaced persons from Ukraine.

" In two weeks, the WHO in Copenhagen will discuss with representatives of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and other countries the issues of cooperation on mental assistance to Ukrainian migrants,"

It has been reported that 30% of the population has some mental disorder. At the same time, only 20% of Ukrainians with mental disorders have access to help or treatment.. Read more in the article by Artem Osipyan "