The treatment of veterans suffering the post-traumatic stress disorder with art therapy against the background of other therapeutic techniques. Case study: the USA and Ukraine
The treatment of veterans suffering the post-traumatic stress disorder with art therapy against the background of other therapeutic techniques. Case study: the USA and Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present the application of various therapeutic approaches to the treatment of PTSD sufferers, in particular the servicemen who return from active combat duty. The authors hope to demonstrate how the traditional psychotherapy within a certain stream can be supplemented by new elements. Special emphasis is placed on art-therapy, which appears to be one of the most successful techniques. Sadly, the development of art-therapy, as well as other non-traditional psychological treatmentsis often impeded by insufficient funding and inadequate collaboration among institutions studying theuse of this particular approach. The article also discusses the growing awareness of the problem of PTSD in military conflicts inthe 20th and 21st centuries. The United States and Ukraine were chosen as the case studies in order to observe how new therapeutic elements are implemented in these two nations, which have recently participated in significant armed conflicts. The USA is a pioneer of new scientific solutions, while Ukraine has always had a limited budget for such initiatives. Nonetheless, progress has been observed in both countries though there is still a lot to be done.

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