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How to deal with war trauma

More than three million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February this year.

More than three million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February this year. A large part of the country’s population is still caught in the middle of war. They have witnessed horrific bombings, experienced loss of lives around them, and watched their homes and cities destroyed. How scarred will they remain by what they have experienced?

And what about those trained to fight or report in a conflict? According to mental health experts, distressing events during a war can lead to post-traumatic stress disorders.These could even be experienced by those not directly involved, but who consume information through online or offline media.

So what are the tips to stay safe, and warning signs to watch out for? How can therapy and counselling help? In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss ways to deal with the trauma of war.

Presenter: Devina Gupta
Contributors: Nitin A Gokhale, defence and security analyst; Dr Parul Tank, psychiatrist, EMDR Association; Lt Col Samir Rawat (Retd), military psychologist, war veteran; Shourya Royal, MBBS student, Kharkiv Medical University, Ukraine

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26 minutes

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Sun 20 Mar 2022 05:32GMT

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A Ukrainian refugee shows a photo of her destroyed apartment building on her phone (Credit: Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images)

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