History, development and formation of the doctrine of stress- related mental disorders: the connection between the emergence of stress- related disorders and societal realities

The history of stress-related disorders studying is both fascinating and complex, as its development is intertwined with numerous changes in scientifi c perspectives and interpretations. Over the past decades, researchers have continued to investigate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), analyzing its impact on various groups of people and studying the mechanisms of its development and designed new treatment methods. Providing the modern research in the fi elds of neurobiology, psychiatry and sociology, helps to the researcher understand better the nature of the disorder and designe some fl uent methods to prevent it and treat it in more eff ective ways. The history of PTSD studying is fl exible and still developing, incorporating new technologies and research methods. Relevance of the study. Due to the full-scale war of russia against Ukraine, what lasts since 2022, the elenska, the sociological company Gradus Research conducted a study-program «Mental Health and Attitudes of Ukrainians Towards Psychological Assistance During War: Wave 3». As a result, it was realised that those individuals, who have experienced stress and strong nervousness recently cite the main reasons as the full-scale war of russia against Ukraine (72 %), fi nancial diffi culties (41 %), and the social and political situation in Ukraine (38 %). An important aspect is establishing the connection between stress and historical events that have coused it. The aim of the study is to analyze data from scientifi c literature sources, regarding the historical aspects of the development and formation of the doctrine on stress-associated mental disorders, as well as their correlation with societal events. To achieve this aim, such methods of review have been used as, systematic method and content- analysis of scientifi c materials. The material search was conducted using databases such as GoogleScholar, PubMed, and open sources on the World Health Organization (WHO) and other web-portals. Conclusions. Analyzing collected scientifi c materials on the study of stress, we can sum up the visible interdependence in cases of stress-related disorders appearing in the context of complecated historical events. We see stress-related disorders increasing as well correlated with the continuity of the military context. It brings us to go on further research on such kind of disorders in order to prevent them and provide necessary assistance and therapy