Depression
Pharmaceutical companies are shaking: Israeli pharma company with breakthrough development
PsyRx develops a treatment to speed antidepressant effects using controlled ibogaine. Prof. Grutto: "We need solutions that grasp the medical urgency."
When tension with Iran feels like a weather forecast, depression isn’t surprising
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
Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, the researchers analyzed 203 dream narratives collected in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack and the Israel–Hamas war that followed.
You wouldn’t suspect it: Surprising signs that you may be depressed
Depression does not show up the same way for everyone. But if you thought it manifests as sadness and isolation, you might be surprised to learn that it has some rather unexpected signs.
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison,” internal documents said.
World Suicide Prevention Day: Each one of us can protect those close to us - opinion
Human connection is at the heart of prevention. Better an intervention that is too early than a missed opportunity that is too late.
Mental health is vital for Israeli national security - opinion
By 2024, patients with depression and anxiety accounted for a quarter of all visits to family doctors.
Your mental health isn’t great either? You’re not alone – this is the situation in Israel
Data show that in the past decade there has been an increase of almost one hundred percent in visits to family doctors related to depression and anxiety.
Research, legalization, and controlled use of psychedelics could be effective in treating PTSD
Once counterculture, psychedelics are now studied in Israel for treating PTSD and depression, with research exploring sustainable bioengineered use.
Also in the north and south: Mor Institute expands access to innovative depression treatment
DEEP TMS offers new hope for patients with major depression where traditional treatments fail. Now available at Mor Institute branches in Ashdod and the Krayot.
IDF reservists seeking trauma treatment up 1000%, unit cmdr. tells 'Post' - exclusive
The amount of reservists seeking treatment for trauma jumped from 270 per year to around 3,000, according to IDF Lt.-Col. Uzi Bechor.
Gideon Igra: Men's mental health in times of war
Gideon Igra sits down with The Jerusalem Post's Studio Producer, Yuval Barnea.
