Men at Point Zero

About this episode

The episode explores the mental health challenges faced by military personnel in Ukraine amidst the ongoing war.

While male mental health in general is stigmatised and underdiscussed, the psychological welfare of military personnel is often simply swept under the carpet, with signs of post traumatic stress disorder ignored. In this audio documentary I travel to Ukraine to interview the men 'made out of steel' fighting for their country. How heavy a toll does the war take on the mental health of those on the front line? Is it possible to adjust to life after captivity, losing a leg or witnessing so many losses as a military medic?

People in this episode

Host: Yana Spencer - Sokirzhinskaya

Topics covered

• mental health
• military
• war
• post traumatic stress disorder
• Ukraine
• interviews
• psychological welfare

Keywords

• mental health
• military personnel
• Ukraine
• post traumatic stress disorder
• war
• interviews
• psychological welfare

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ukraine

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