Mental Health
The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?
From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point.
Enduring the tragedy of loss, Israeli families of suicide victims struggle to find a path to life
Music festival survivors, victims' relatives discuss PTSD, substance abuse, mental health effects
Rosh Hashanah 2026: What does ‘shana tova’ mean in an Israel divided by politics? - opinion
Sometimes healing begins with movement
In my daily encounters with bereaved families, it becomes clear again and again that grief does not remain only in the heart. It is very present in the body as well.
This is an action we do not do often, but its effect on the body is crazy
In recent decades, laughter has been researched more and more as part of the connection between body and mind – and the things it does to the body are amazing.
Iran’s digital divide: Iranians without internet suffering from isolation, depression - study
Nearly every interviewee spoken to by Filterbaan mentioned wanting to leave Iran, in part due to the internet ban as part of a wider crackdown on personal freedom.
Trump’s mental health order pushes psychedelic research into the mainstream - opinion
Trump’s order is not perfect. and requires oversight, transparency, responsibility, and caution, but it does one thing right: it moves the system forward.
War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%
Israel’s largest healthcare provider said it has recruited 290 mental health professionals and expanded dozens of clinics as demand continues to surge.
People are talking to each other much less – and it has a dangerous effect
A new study found a decline of nearly 30% in the number of words people say each day – And the implications for mental health could be significant.
Scientists discovered: A simple daily habit increases life expectancy by 15%
Studies point to a connection between a positive emotional state and a longer life expectancy, highlighting the importance of managing stress and anger for both physical and mental health.
Magen David Adom announces new mental health emergency response unit
Under the new system, mental health-related calls will be transferred to a specially trained mental health dispatcher for evaluation, instead of being handled by standard medical teams.
"Anxiety can actually help": The psychologist who explains how to win the Eurovision
Just before going on stage in front of hundreds of millions of viewers, a clinical psychologist explains why pressure is not always the enemy, and how endless rehearsals help deal with fear.
The silent crisis of men: This is what life looks like after age 50
A new survey reveals a worrying picture: A decline in joy of life and sexual desire, a sense of missed opportunities, and deep loneliness. A new community tries to offer a solution.
