Psychology
Understanding the tribe: Safeheart org. helps Nova survivors recover using psychedelic treatment
Founded in the hours after Oct. 7, SafeHeart draws on expertise in trauma and psychedelic harm reduction to help Nova survivors rebuild their lives – through care rooted in the community itself.
The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?
There are 636,120 ways home - opinion
Tel Aviv psychologist charged over 131 unauthorized assessments, 72 alleged forgeries
Sinking, spooky feeling? A subsonic sound may be at fault
Researchers say low-frequency sound from wind, ventilation, and creaking beams can trigger fear, dizziness, and a sensed presence.
Lessons from the safe room: Navigating fear, routine, and family togetherness
Between alarms and ceasefires, one family navigates daily life, fear, and togetherness inside their safe room.
'Boiling frog': Frequent dependence on AI can erode humanity's mental capabilities, study finds
Participants who used AI for 10 minutes performed worse and gave up more often when the tool was taken away.
Study: To fight dementia, stay optimistic
Every six-point increase on a standard optimism scale corresponded to a 15% reduction in the likelihood of developing the condition.
David Kosak on cultivating hope as a discipline in a digitally saturated, emotionally complex world
Between routine and emergency: How do we slowly return to a reality that changed quickly?
Until a few days ago, we were all still running to shelters, and now routine. How do we cope with this rapid and unnatural return, and why do we need a lot of patience?
Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll
A new published study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University has found that some 40% of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds.
Preventing PTSD in real time: AI-powered first-aid app available in English, Hebrew, and Arabic
Founder Schwartz Tayri told The Jerusalem Post in an interview that Israel’s ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain requested the app.
We are all in a transparent prison right now. But there is a way out of it
Precisely during the Festival of Freedom, Israelis find themselves under a real and ongoing threat. A psychologist explains how it is possible to create true freedom in the mind.
The reality of 'neurodiversity': Autism awareness under Iranian missile attacks
HEALTH AFFAIRS: “I want to stay in the car!” - a wartime moment exposes the gap between ideology and reality.
