Mental Health of Ukrainian Adolescents After Russian Invasions
The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest that the Russian-Ukrainian war has had a psychological toll on Ukrainian adolescents, indicating long-term consequences for their mental health, resilience, and development. These findings indicate an urgent need to prioritize and scale up mental health interventions to address the needs of adolescents during the ongoing war.
Authors
- Minja Westerlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1818-8086)
- Norbert Skokauskas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9195-4621)
- André Sourander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-7244)
- Gennadiy Putyatin
- Susanna Hinkka‐Yli‐Salomäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-9196)
- Olga Osokina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-0092)
- Emmi Heinonen
- Matthew Hodes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-1545)
- James G. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0744-0688)
- Sanju Silwal
- Yuliia Yaschchyshyna
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Turku Centre for Computer Science (FI)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology (FI)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Donetsk National Medical University (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5094
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61