New study finds: Personal resilience protects reservists and their families
Exposure to uncensored media content is associated with lower levels of resilience and higher levels of emotional distress, according to a new study.
Mental Health
Sheba opens psychological treatment center for security operatives with PTSD in northern Israel
'The emotional cost has been unbelievable': How three years of war have changed Israelis - study
Israel faces a nationwide mental health crisis post-October 7, Clalit experts warn - study
It is not hunger: The real reason you are reaching for the refrigerator
Leah Alster, a clinical dietitian at the obesity clinic in the Endocrine Institute at Meir Medical Center of the Clalit Group, explained that emotional eating is not a malfunction.
Mental health crisis spinning out of control
A global study across 204 countries found that nearly 1.2 billion people lived with a mental disorder in 2023: a surge of 95.5% since 1990, with anxiety and depression leading the increase.
The 4 things that make you age – and you have control over them
For years we have been accustomed to thinking that aging is a natural and inevitable process, but in recent years the field of longevity has offered a completely different perspective.
AI tools can help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, Israeli study finds
Study finds conversational AI provides strong mental health support and lowers anxiety symptoms.
Study finds five social media posts may shape lasting opinions
The study noted that, rather than evaluating the accuracy of the information presented, social media users tended to trust what was familiar and repeated.
Sometimes healing begins with movement
In my daily encounters with bereaved families, it becomes clear again and again that grief does not remain only in the heart. It is very present in the body as well.
This is an action we do not do often, but its effect on the body is crazy
In recent decades, laughter has been researched more and more as part of the connection between body and mind – and the things it does to the body are amazing.
How to speak about the hard truth of child abuse
Acknowledging abuse within our closest circles is excruciating, but silence is an absolute betrayal. Our children’s futures depend on our willingness to shatter the silence.
When humanity meets the sea: Surfing as a source of solace from trauma
Surf Therapy has become a significant tool in coping with trauma and other mental health challenges. The experience accumulated in Israel enables us to provide innovative tools to the world.
Through the fog: Finding steadiness in a time of uncertainty and war
Since the truce with Iran, Israelis have been navigating a reality defined less by what is known and more by what is unknown.
