Depression
When tension with Iran feels like a weather forecast, depression isn’t surprising
From an evolutionary perspective, the human brain was not designed to live under extreme stress for long periods of time – and when it does, it pays a price.
Sexual minority Israelis report higher depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, study finds
Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion
Sleepless nation: Dreams reveal Israelis' ongoing struggle with October 7 trauma - study
Ketamine clinic may give those with depression new treatment
A new clinic has been opened in Israel which offers people with depression a revolutionary ketamine treatment that could erase their symptoms almost entirely.
5 common medications that can trigger depression
Depression very common and one in six people will suffer from it during their lifetime. Genetics, environment, and even medications you take can trigger the imbalance.
Good news reports can make negative news more bearable - study
The authors said they hope their results would push the media to incorporate more positive coverage and constructive or solution-oriented framing for complex, important issues.
Is YouTube making young people depressed? – study
Youtube most negatively affected individuals aged under 29-years-old who regularly watched content on other people’s lives.
How to identify and treat postpartum depression
Following a suspected murder-suicide in Haifa where a mother killed her infant son and then herself in Haifa, doctors suspect it was related to postpartum depression.
The rejected and deprived child
Mental images can help distract teens from negative thought spirals - study
By providing short-term distractions, such as mental imagery, people can seek help from therapists, friends, or parents.
Religious guilt: How can we cope when we fail God? - opinion
Accumulated religious guilt can become so overbearing that the only escape seems to be the abandonment of religion.
Healthcare workers suffer post-COVID burnout, endangering their health
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how overburdened these systems and healthcare workers’ functioning within them already existed.
Gila’s Way to host landmark suicide-prevention conference at Knesset
Gila was a beautiful, talented teenager who exuded kindness and empathy to those around her. Her father, and his organization, are teaching some difficult lessons based on his family’s own trauma.
