Телеканал Arte (Німеччина) зняв репортаж про психічну травму війні та її подолання, в тому числу за допомогою психоделічної терапії в нашій клініці.

“Після майже двох років війни Україна є травмованою нацією. Значна частина населення страждає від фізичних або психологічних травм, а часто і від тих, і від інших. Tracks East розглядає, як країна справляється з масовою травмою.”

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/117217-003-A/tracks-east/

Psychedelics can help them overcome their trauma and possibly fight back

Ihor Kholodylo was probably not supposed to survive. A military psychologist and medic was evacuating his comrades in early 2023 when his jeep was hit by a Russian tank shell. He remained barely able to communicate. The operation saved his heart and eyesight. But doctors were unable to correct his speech problem and stuttering. He tried all kinds of radical therapy, but nothing helped. Then he met Vladyslav Matrenytskyi, a pioneer of psychedelic psychotherapy, who asked an unexpected question. Would he try ketamine?

Last week, Congress approved a defense spending bill that will fund military research and clinical trials of cannabis, psilocybin and other psychedelic drugs to determine their effectiveness in treating service members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Adoption of section 723 Law on Authorization for National Defense (NDAA) would allow members of the military to undergo psychedelic therapy and provide $10 million to explore this option as a new approach to mental health treatment.

Details about the new draft law

Back in June, the Senate Appropriations Committee proposed military spending bill , which contains several requests for the 2024 military construction budget. Among these requests was an important directive to expand research into the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. The committee urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to investigate the potential of these substances to treat various health conditions common among veterans, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and chronic pain. This directive was a crucial component of a broader approach to treating veterans' mental health through psychedelic therapy.

In this issue, France24's "Reporter" program talks about the impact of the war on the mental health of the Ukrainian population, especially the military who are fighting at the front. The conflict is already leaving consequences such as post-traumatic stress and anxiety, and society is facing difficulties in dealing with these problems due to the Soviet legacy.

The program includes an interview with the director of the EXPIO center, V. L. Matrenytskyi.

In the video settings (gear), select Subtitulos – Traducion automatico – Ukrainano.

https://www.france24.com/es/programas/reporteros/20231212-guerra-en-ucrania-la-salud-mental-en-juego

Psilocybin, MDMA and LSD began to be used for the treatment of mental disorders in world therapy as early as the 70s of the last century. These substances are still prohibited in Ukraine. And for the treatment of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), more traditional methods are used - psychotherapy and antidepressants.

Part of the people who do not manage to recover thanks to these methods could be helped by psychedelic-assisted therapy, which is currently little known in Ukraine. However, among psychedelic substances, only ketamine is currently approved for such treatment.

What is ketamine therapy and how to treat mental disorders with its help - in the hromadske material.

https://hromadske.ua/posts/bachiv-usih-zagiblih-pobratimiv-yak-ketaminova-terapiya-dopomagaye-dolati-naslidki-vijni

Photo: public TV

Silence that can cost a life!
The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that 85 percent of women worldwide suffer from some type of postpartum mood disorder. Of these, 10-15% of women suffer from clinical postpartum depression and 0.1-0.2% from postpartum psychosis.

Unfortunately, there are no statistics on postpartum depression in Ukraine, but this does not mean that the problem does not exist. In addition, the war further increased the psychological and emotional stress of women in labor.

What is postpartum depression, how to recognize it?

Eating disorders are a group of symptoms that are associated with disordered eating and its quantity. Such conditions are accompanied by a large number of physical health complications and can trouble a person for many years. For example, there is a risk of developing amenorrhea, osteoporosis, dehydration, impaired heart and kidney function, problems with the digestive system, impaired dental integrity, deep deficiencies of trace elements, insulin and leptin resistance, infertility. And, unfortunately, the list can be continued.

An eating disorder begins when we become obsessed with body image and the food we eat. A person with an eating disorder has:
● chronic diets, despite being dangerously underweight
● constant fluctuations in body weight
● obsession with calories and fat content in foods
● ritual patterns of eating food, including cutting it into tiny pieces, eating alone and/or hiding food
● excessive fixation on recipes or cooking, refusing to taste
● avoidance of family, friends and any involvement in society
● alternating periods of overeating and starvation, etc

Unfortunately, statistics indicate that a person dies every hour from this disease in the world, and every 4th person with RPH pushes himself to commit suicide.