The Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on the Psychological and Physical Health of Military Personnel

Petro Rogozhan; Olesia Borysova; Lesia Volnova; Valerii Pichurin; Serhii Lobanov

doi:10.56294/sctconf2025695

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Petro Rogozhan Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Department of Psychology. Kharkiv, Ukraine Author https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8175-7288
Olesia Borysova State Institution "Southern Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky", Department of General and Differential Psychology. Odesa, Ukraine Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-476X
Lesia Volnova Mykhailo Dragomanov State University of Ukraine, Department of Psychosomatics and Health Psychology. Ukraine Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9767-5116
Valerii Pichurin Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, Department of Physical Education. Dnipro, Ukraine Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3893-375X
Serhii Lobanov Kyiv National University of Economics, Department of Pedagogy and Psychology. Kyiv, Ukraine Author https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6225-0200

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2025695

Keywords:

military personnel, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, war, health

Abstract

Introduction: Given that PTSD is a complex problem in military personnel, it is important to characterize its impact on both mental and physical health.
Objectives: The purpose is to analyze the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on the psychological and physical health of military personnel based on the consideration of illustrative clinical cases.
Methods: The methods of systematic literature analysis, thematic analysis, comparison and observation were used. The latter was expressed in 2 forms: clinical and everyday observation. Based on a strict selection of scientific sources (10 inclusion criteria were formed), the most relevant and relevant literature was selected.
Results: The results showed that symptoms can include agitation, reflective feelings, flashbacks to painful events.
Conclusions: The paper summarizes that PTSD can manifest itself at different stages, starting with acute acute PTSD (from 1 to 3 months), chronic PTSD (more than 3 months) to delayed PTSD (after 6 months) and complex PTSD. It can lead to cardiovascular problems, digestive problems, headaches, fibromyalgia, etc. Thus, it has been established that the impact of PTSD is multifaceted, as it includes both mental and physical health problems.

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