ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMBAT STRESS AND SERUM CORTISOL LEVELS IN UKRAINIAN MILITARY

Olha Prybyla; Olesia Zinych; Nataliia Kushnarova

doi:10.36074/grail-of-science.17.04.2026.098

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMBAT STRESS AND SERUM CORTISOL LEVELS IN UKRAINIAN MILITARY

Authors

Olha Prybyla SI V.P. Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology & Metabolism NAMS Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-1172
Olesia Zinych SI V.P. Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology & Metabolism NAMS Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-0148
Nataliia Kushnarova SI V.P. Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology & Metabolism NAMS Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5390-6784

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36074/grail-of-science.17.04.2026.098

Summary

The mental and physical health of Ukrainians has become a critical concern, as individuals exposed to war are increasingly experiencing significant psychological and social disorders. War-related stress is a powerful pathogenic factor contributing to the development, manifestation, and exacerbation of somatic, mental, and behavioral disorders.

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