Abstract:
The full-scale invasion of the aggressor, which has been going
on in Ukraine for more than two years, resulting in worse physical and mental
health outcomes and perpetrating a deprived situation [1]. Child refugees also
frequently experience psychological distress, even if they do not meet the formal
diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder. They often exhibit other
distress symptoms, primarily internalizing problems, which can be challenging to
detect [2], but over time, they lead to psychosomatic disorders. The results shows
that even children residing in host countries who are not directly affected by the
war can also display difficulties in mental functioning [3]. And long-term exposure
to stress at an early age is known to modulate the genetic influence on brain
structure and cognitive function in children [4]. Among the complex of measures
to overcome and prevent disorders caused by chronic stress in the cognitive sphere
of children, it seems advisable to use herbal remedies with the properties of
neuroprotectors. Such a remedy, according to the literature, can be spirulina [5-7].
Objective: to study changes in psychological testing indicators with the use
of spirulina in children.
