Mental Health

Understanding mental health is vital for educating, empowering, and reducing stigma as well as improving mental well-being for individuals and society.

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.

Is it love? Psychologist shares 10 ways that real love manifests

Understanding who can and can’t love helps us protect our sense of self-worth around people who don’t value us.

By DR. MIRIAM ADAHAN
13/04/2025

High levels of anxiety after last year’s Iranian drone, missile attack

The key findings reveal that 41% of participants experienced peritraumatic distress – an intense emotional and physical reaction during or immediately after a traumatic event.

Killing in warzone not harmful to soldiers' mental health if 'circumstances are justified'

The Norway-based study was published a year and a half into the Israel-Hamas War.

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.

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.

  Rabbi Wolk: "This is a need that comes directly from the field."

Veterans returning from war face mental health crisis, Derech Ami steps up to help

Facing unseen trauma, returning Israeli soldiers struggle to heal. Kobi Wolk and Derech Ami provide urgent support, resilience training, and aid.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , IN COLLABORATION WITH DERECH AMI
20/03/2025

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.

Reducing sensory overload – relieving our stressed nervous system

Helping our stressed senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch adjust to the extreme highs and lows we have been experiencing since October 7.

By DR. BATYA L. LUDMAN
15/03/2025

The virtual world’s impact: Are we at risk of losing the human connection?

Although the Internet is not inherently harmful, the key lies in how it is used and the impact it has on one’s life.  

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