PTSD

Israeli combat veterans with PTSD and families not receiving enough support from the state - survey

Survey reveals major gaps in PTSD support for Israeli combat veterans and their families: most receive no treatment, many unaware of their rights, and children are also affected.

 Among the symptoms: uncontrollable tremors, sleep disturbances and tantrums. IDF soldiers in action in Khan Yunis
'In the Diaspora we need to continue with Jewish education.’ Tal Ben-Shahar at the Yael Awards in Vienna earlier this month.

Teaching Jewish happiness after October 7: An educator's fresh approach to Jewish pride

Illustration of the experimental setup

Israeli researchers at TAU find noninvasive brain stimulation eases PTSD symptoms

IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.

Noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation offers new hope for PTSD patients


Jerusalem's Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping kids with trauma, disabilities

Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping children with disabilities and traumatized youngsters and adults.

 Dr. Rabbi Refael Feuerstein in the office of his late father, Prof. Reuven Feuerstein.

How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns: University of Haifa researcher

Symptoms include flashbacks, hyperarousal, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, and changes in emotional and cognitive responses.

A joint study conducted by Dr. Ziv Ben-Zion has discovered that it’s possible to predict the severity of PTSD by analyzing brain connectivity patterns as early as one month after a traumatic event.

Warsaw Uprising's last survivor: The story, testimony of Michael Smuss

Everyone has a story, and every life is a story lived, but those who lived through the atrocities of the Nazi regime share stories that challenge our ideas of human capabilities.

 SUPPRESSION OF Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, April 16-19, 1943. In this iconic image, captured Jews are led by Waffen SS soldiers to the assembly point for deportation (Umschlagplatz).

Animals' PTSD from rocket sirens must also be acknowledged - opinion

In memory of Lev, a three-legged dog who became irreversibly paralyzed from fear of rocket sirens, I share his story and invite you to support Wind Chimes’ work with traumatized animals and people.

‘DESPITE MY usual discomfort with animals, especially ones that shed, I felt an immediate, special connection with Lev,’ says the writer.

IDF soldier with PTSD imprisoned despite psychiatric warnings, says military defender

The soldier was discharged from the army due to psychological issues stemming from his service during the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.

An IDF soldier sits on a beach in Tel Aviv

Is there a radical new way to cure PTSD?

A relatively new treatment addresses "the root cause of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and Long COVID symptoms," according to the company Stella Global's website, which promotes its use.

 Israeli soldiers stand on a tank, ahead of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, January 16, 2025.

Hila Hadas and Israel’s mental health crisis: A system under strain but fighting for change

As Israel grapples with the psychological aftermath of war, Hadas’s message is clear: mental health cannot remain an afterthought.

 Executive director at Enosh, the Israeli Mental Health Association.

Israel must embrace medical cannabis to treat PTSD amid post-Oct. 7 mental health crisis - opinion

Israel’s healthcare system, along with physicians and mental health professionals, must bear the responsibility to embrace innovative treatment, like medical cannabis, to treat a PTSD epidemic.

 An illustrative image of cannabis.

Terra Uma: The Israeli start-up treating PTSD through therapeutic wine-making

Tomer Weinberg discovered that when he was around wine, anxiety, fear, and tension dissipated as if by a miracle. And if the winemaking process could help him, it could also help others.

 Participants in Terra Uma's vinotherapy for PTSD are seen making their own wine and placing their own personal artwork on the barrels.

State of mental health in Israel is 'extremely challenging,' says NATAL CEO

"Despite Israel’s experience with trauma from war and terror, we have never faced an event of this magnitude, both in terms of numbers and the complexity of the cases."

 Two women cry and grap the picture of their loved one at the site of the Supernova music festival.