Psychology

'The emotional cost has been unbelievable': How three years of war have changed Israelis - study

ERAN is hearing from Israelis who never entered the formal mental-health system but are desperate for help.

Israeli soldiers take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, September 17, 2025
THE HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT found that the mental-health care they were supposed to provide was underbudgeted, understaffed, and had long waiting times.

Israel faces a nationwide mental health crisis post-October 7, Clalit experts warn - study

ILLUSTRATIVE: FOR SOME, the trauma was compounded by mind-altering substances.

Treating the trauma, understanding the tribe: Safeheart helps Nova survivors rebuild their lives

YOM KIPPUR asks us to confront who we were, who we have become, and who we might yet become.

The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?


Before it's too late: We need to recognize that trauma doesn’t stay on the front line - opinion

Trauma doesn’t happen in isolation; it sends ripples through the entire household and can cause family members to develop similar symptoms.

IDF soldiers demolish the home of terrorist Jamil Samara in Burkin, October 22, 2025.

Navigating the death of a loved one: Each person’s grief is their own - opinion

It is important to acknowledge that each person’s grief is his or her own. As such, it does not help to compare one person’s loss to another’s.

‘IT IS important to acknowledge that each person’s grief is his or her own.’

Diaspora Jews Beware: Psychotherapy can be hazardous to your health - opinion

When such biases infiltrate the helping professions, the harm multiplies: it silences those who need help most.

A depressed woman

Technology and child development: The potential of personalized, convenient therapy - opinion

Technology enables children and families to access personalized and convenient therapy, from anywhere and at any time.

A child sits at the computer

From despair to hope: The emotional rollercoaster of Israel’s struggle - opinion

Israelis have undergone countless psychological and emotional phases throughout the war.

FORMER HOSTAGE Bar Kupershtein arrives home in Holon on Sunday. ‘Sound hope’ is careful, rational, and based on collected evidence, as some may have experienced during the various ceasefires and hostage releases, says the writer.

From witness to suspect: 911 callers with low emotion may become suspects in their cases - study

A peer-reviewed study, done through Cornell University, reveals how callers who fail to evoke expected levels of anxiety and emotion can become primary suspects in the very case they reported.

Police at the scene where a woman found buried in yard of house in Hadera, April 28, 2025; illustrative.

The women of the western Negev are still fighting to heal from October 7 - opinion

This is our moment as a society to pause, to listen, and to act. If we abandon the women of the western Negev, we lose the heart of the south.

A depressed woman

Mental health pandemic: Israel needs more psychologists for the public - opinion

The state must now prepare a multi-year plan that will ensure the number of psychologists required to treat the public.

A depressed woman

Widespread hate: When the places you trusted turn against you - opinion

Torn and hurt, I’m unsure if renewing my membership is the right choice or if walking away is the only way to stand up to what feels like betrayal.

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025

Mercury retrograde and decision making: Navigating life's crossroads

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