What do we know about PTSD? Listen to the sixth episode of the podcast “Tangible med education.”

The topic of mental health has once again become relevant for our country because we have a neighbor with imperial ambitions who continues to shell Ukraine massively.

That is why Mychailo Wynnytskyj, sociologist, trainer, and lecturer of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, host of the podcast, spoke with Orest Suvalo, psychiatrist, coordinator of community services development of the Ukrainian-Swiss project “Mental Health for Ukraine,” head of projects and programs of the Institute of Mental Health of the Ukrainian Catholic University, about mental health —> https://li.sten.to/j3bmqvzq. 

Today, you will hear a talk about the competencies that doctors should have when working with mental health:

• Truth and myths about PTSD: what percentage of Ukrainians will have post-traumatic disorder due to the full-scale invasion of Russia?
• What is resilience, and how do we cope in difficult conditions?
• What experiences and traumas have we inherited from our ancestors?
• What mental disorders other than PTSD can Ukrainian men and women have, and how is this or that diagnosis established?
• What is the first psychological aid, who needs it, and when is it worth getting skills to provide such assistance?
• Why is it essential to implement mental health changes at the community level, and how does this process work?
• History and culture of Ukrainian psychiatry: is it true that we inherited only “punitive” psychiatry from the Soviet Union?
• How are human rights and mental health combined, and what discussions exist between psychiatrists and lawyers?
• What is multidisciplinarity in the mental health field, and what is the value of this approach?

In the podcast, the interlocutors mention the film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” —> https://apple.co/3tGtZRH and the collection of articles “Ukrainian Medical Community and Society” —> https://bit.ly/3THPFYt. 

At the end of the episode, you will find the section “What have you read there?!” or “Why do I need those books? I read the orders!” from Matviy Khrenov, co-founder of the Ukrainian Healthcare Center (UHC).

The author recommends reading the book “Blindsight” by Peter Watts. This novel is one of the author’s most famous works, immersing you in a fantastic journey. The story is written in the science fiction genre, containing elements of physics and astronomy. But the author did not stop there and went into psychology, exploring who a person is. But further, without spoilers, we urge you to read —> https://bit.ly/3hPgTPH.

The podcast “Tangible med education” was created by the Ukrainian-Swiss project “Medical Education Development” team in cooperation with The Ukrainians podcast studio.