Depression
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.
Sleepless nation: Dreams reveal Israelis' ongoing struggle with October 7 trauma - study
You wouldn’t suspect it: Surprising signs that you may be depressed
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
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.
A walk in the woods can help relieve depression, anxiety symptoms - study
“Your heart stopped pounding. Your thoughts flow a little more calmly. It simply becomes easier to relax," Associate Prof. Simone Grassini wrote.
Teen suicides, reduced during lockdown, has now increased 12-18%
Teenage suicide rates fell during lockdown and have risen again now that in-school teaching has returned.
