Mental Health

Pharmaceutical companies are shaking: Israeli pharma company with breakthrough development

PsyRx develops a treatment to speed antidepressant effects using controlled ibogaine. Prof. Grutto: "We need solutions that grasp the medical urgency."

Beer, Depression, Alcoholism.
Puzzle with missing pieces, with the words, "I was wrong," in the middle.

How to open yourself to feedback and personal growth

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence: A tool for engineering consciousness or a healing aid?- opinion

Clichés about grief create pressure, guilt and loneliness

Does time heal everything? What you don’t know about grief – and what truly comforts


Knesset advances bill granting October 7 victims unlimited mental health treatment

The bill was sponsored by MK Merav Michaeli and Moshe Gafni and passed unanimously, with 19 Knesset members voting in favor and none opposed.

Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.

Loneliness surged while suicidal thoughts declined after October 7, new study finds

Analysis of 17,523 helpline chats reveals unexpected shift in mental health concerns during national crisis

 This stress will eventually cost you your health

Psychotherapist explains: Why are there more sex addicts after October 7?

The events of October 7 and the war led to a quiet rise in compulsive behaviors, including sex addiction – a mental phenomenon that can be understood and treated, without shame and without guilt.

Research estimates worldwide indicate that about 3%–5% of the general population may meet criteria for sex addiction

Women hit far harder than men by October 7 war media overload - study

Researchers looked at what happens when people absorb trauma indirectly, through constant exposure to disturbing images, videos, and stories. They call it “secondary trauma.”

A WOMAN lies in bed, looking at her phone.

Men in a cave: Why awareness is our way out to the light

A medtech founder shares five awareness practices for mental and physical health that restore balance and reduce daily stress.

Awareness practices for health — person meditating in natural light, symbolic exit from Plato's cave.

Shlomi initiative uses sensory design, soft architecture to support trauma recovery in children

Rather than simply offering play or stimulation, the space integrates all five senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste - to create an environment of safety, calm, and predictability.

New Shlomi initiative uses sensory cues and soft architecture to support recovery from trauma.

Confronting Israel’s mental health emergency

As millions recover from the stress of war, JDC is expanding care, harnessing technology, and fostering resilience across Israel

Galit Gurevich, whose husband served in the reserves, found crucial support during a dif!cult period through one of  JDC’s vetted digital mental health tools empowering thousands of Israelis to build resilience

New study reveals how the brain prepares facial expressions before we move

Every time we show facial gestures, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

Couple smiling at each other.

Israel sees spike in PTSD and suicide among troops as war against Hamas, Hezbollah persists

Israeli studies show that the Gaza war and conflicts in Lebanon and Syria have taken their toll on the mental health of soldiers.

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The war that never pauses: How rolling trauma is shaping Israeli life - opinion

In the past, we were used to thinking of trauma as an event with a beginning, middle, and end. The ongoing war and the current tension surrounding Iran break this sequence.

An illustrative image of a man in therapy.