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


Avoiding information can be coping strategy for threatening situations, study finds

“Our decisions about information are not only functional but often emotional,” the researchers wrote.

A stressed businesswoman is sitting at her desk, covering her face with her hands, overwhelmed by work. She is in an office setting with a laptop and paperwork around her, indicating high pressure.

ARCCI urges appeal in Kachura case after nurse sentenced to seven years for death of teen patient

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel argued that the verdict and sentence fail to reflect a prolonged pattern of exploitation rooted in power imbalances between caregiver and patient.

Demonstrators and family members protest against Edward Kachura, who is accused of murdering 17-year-old Yael Melnik outside his court hearing at the Haifa District Court on February 7, 2023.

Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release

Ex-hostage Segev Kalfon calls out Israel’s lack of support since his release, sharing his harrowing experiences of captivity, violence, and the emotional toll faced in captivity in a KAN interview.

Former hostage Segev Kalfon speaks in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

The guide to new connections after 60: how to make friends in later life

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'A prank': Israel Police detain suspect for shooting rubber bullets at Ashkelon kindergarten

A six-year-old child reported being struck in the forehead, while two other children said bullets were fired at them, but did not hit.

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

IDF neutralizes disturbed Israeli who attempted stabbing in northern West Bank

The Israeli was taken to the hospital in moderate to severe condition, Magen David Adom stated.

IDF neutralizes disturbed teenager who attempted stabbing in northern West Bank, December 14, 2025.

Haifa court sentences psychiatric nurse to seven years over death of teen patient

The court ruled that prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intentionally caused the minor's death, but found him criminally responsible for her fatal end.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion

Depression is costing Israel is costing the country between an estimated NIS 12 billion and NIS 16 billion per year.

The antidepressant drug Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, is seen on a table in Leicester, central England February 26, 2008 in this posed photograph.

The cheap habit that improves brain function and builds mental resilience

A new study explains how writing, even a grocery list or a WhatsApp message, helps regulate emotions, improve functioning, and cope better with life’s challenges.

A man writing in a gym

Defense Ministry treating 82,400 wounded soldiers and veterans, up 22,000 since start of war

Out of the new additions, 58% are being treated for mental health concerns.

A military helicopter evacuating wounded IDF soldiers from the Gaza Strip to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, May 15, 2024; illustrative.