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

 Stress (illustrative).

Marriage-induced insanity: Coping with the damages of a non-nurturing spouse

 Israeli public may experience heightened anxiety

Identifying anxiety attacks in anticipation of Iranian threat

 SHIFT TO self-orientation.

Co-dependency: Why can't I stop putting others before myself?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

'Now You Are Here': For those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's

The Netflix logo is seen on their office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US July 16, 2018.

Netflix portrayals of violence diminish teens' understanding of pain

 ‘ANYONE LIVING in Israel is affected by the war in various ways,’ says one of the workshop organizers. Marital intimacy can be an unspoken casualty of war, asserts the writer.

Love isn't simple in a time of war

  The surfing group of reservists and discharged reservists

Kfar Saba supports reservists: Surfing course and mental health care

By Walla!
 A yoga circle in the Balance complex at the Kfar Hamaccabiah Balance Complex.

How yoga is helping Israelis heal from the October 7 massacre

By DANIEL BEN-TAL
 David (Dosh) (R) and Keren (Jonam) (L), medical clowns working at the Home Front Rehabilitation Center.

Making soldiers smile: The reservists who make it their mission to help mental recovery

 An illustrative picture of money.

Health taxes are to be reflected by your income: higher income means higher health taxes

 Dr. Noam Rudich, with dog.

War deprives women and youth of sufficient psychological therapists

 Depression in children

Depression, anxiety rates among Israeli children spike since Oct. 7 - expert

The Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center in Israel's capital of Jerusalem

Protests spark as gov't plans psychiatric hospital emergency room fees

 Brain of a child with ADHD with overall reduced volume and a proportional reduction in the left-sided prefrontal cortex.

Early humans had ADHD, scientists say after making people play game online

 Small group session led by Dr. Ronit Eilon and Dr. Naomi Baum (center) at Mishkenot.

CMBM: The US-based NGO helping treat Israelis with PTSD

 Patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment in Israel.

PTSD patients find relief through hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment

By LINDA GRADSTEIN
 Prof. Mooli Lahad at a lecture in Warsaw to health professionals working with Ukrainian refugees.

Trauma specialist Mooli Lahad aids thousands of evacuees

By SHULA KOPF
 A drawing by an artist with alexithymia depicting confusion about one’s own emotions.

Alexithymia: Why many people struggle with expressing emotions

By MIRIAM ADAHAN
 Galia Sopher and her family at their home on Kibbutz Mefalsim on October 7, where they were trapped for almost 22 hours.

Trauma unveiled: Insights into Israeli society post-October 7

By Gil Lewinsky
 THERAPEUTIC ANCIENT art: Doing yoga on stand-up paddle boards during International Day of Yoga celebrations, in Lake Kinneret last June.

Six ways to remain emotionally grounded in wartime

 The funeral of IDF reservist Sergeant First Class Nicholas Berger, who was killed in the southern Gaza Strip. Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, January 24, 2024.

Nation in trauma: Israelis battle PTSD following October 7 massacre

By SHLOMO MAITAL
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