Symposium “Mental Health Challenges of Veterans in Ukraine: Science, Practice, Education”
On April 16, 2026, as part of the 11th Annual Conference of the Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine with international participation, titled “Mental Health in Ukraine: Management in Wartime, Planning for Peace,” a symposium titled “Mental Health Challenges of Veterans in Ukraine: Science, Practice, Education” was held. The symposium was moderated by Anatolii Sychevskyi.
The professional discussion focused on current issues of evidence-based practice and ethics in trauma interventions, the priority needs of military personnel during active service and demobilization, approaches to restoring veterans’ mental health through a multidimensional model of psychological resilience, as well as the neurocognitive consequences of combat experience.
The symposium included the following presentations:
- Yuliia Sobolta — “Complementary Interventions in Trauma Work: Between Evidence, Ethics, and Clinical Feasibility”;
- Svitlana Kaminska — “Comparison of Priority Needs of Military Personnel During Active Service and Demobilization”;
- Liudmyla Matviiets — “Restoring Veterans’ Mental Health Through a Multidimensional Model of Psychological Resilience: From Vulnerability to Strength”;
- Olena Maidannyk — “Combat Dementia in Military Personnel: A New Neurocognitive Profile of a Brutal War.”
The symposium served as a platform for professional interdisciplinary dialogue on integrating scientific approaches, clinical practice, and educational solutions in the field of veterans’ mental health. The discussion highlighted the importance of further developing evidence-based, ethically grounded, and scalable models of care adapted to the Ukrainian context of prolonged war.
