Depression

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.

An online teacher, Nazafarin, works on her laptop at home, after a nationwide internet shutdown since January 8, 2026, following Iran's protests, in Tehran, Iran, January 24, 2026.
Depression is not a temporary bad mood or a short period of sadness, but a significant mood disorder that may affect daily routine, everyday functioning, and relationships

Trump’s mental health order pushes psychedelic research into the mainstream - opinion

Depression is not a temporary bad mood or a short period of sadness, but a significant mood disorder that may affect daily routine, everyday functioning, and relationships

Study finds – women experience depression at twice the rate of men

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly's weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk.

Research ties GLP-1 injections to fewer setbacks in anxiety and depression


How to identify and treat postpartum depression

Following a suspected murder-suicide in Haifa where a mother killed her infant son and then herself in Haifa, doctors suspect it was related to postpartum depression.

 A woman and a baby.

The rejected and deprived child


Mental images can help distract teens from negative thought spirals - study

By providing short-term distractions, such as mental imagery, people can seek help from therapists, friends, or parents.

 Depression in children and teens is on the rise, how can we help them?

Religious guilt: How can we cope when we fail God? - opinion

Accumulated religious guilt can become so overbearing that the only escape seems to be the abandonment of religion.

 Moving on from guilt is vital for inner emotional equilibrium (Illustrative).

Healthcare workers suffer post-COVID burnout, endangering their health

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how overburdened these systems and healthcare workers’ functioning within them already existed.

 Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021.

Gila’s Way to host landmark suicide-prevention conference at Knesset

Gila was a beautiful, talented teenager who exuded kindness and empathy to those around her. Her father, and his organization, are teaching some difficult lessons based on his family’s own trauma.

Gila Hammer.

A walk in the woods can help relieve depression, anxiety symptoms - study

“Your heart stopped pounding. Your thoughts flow a little more calmly. It simply becomes easier to relax," Associate Prof. Simone Grassini wrote.

LOOK OUT over the beautiful Kziv River

Teen suicides, reduced during lockdown, has now increased 12-18%

Teenage suicide rates fell during lockdown and have risen again now that in-school teaching has returned.

 Depression

Mental illness on the rise in Israel - report

Two major triggers for mental distress are loneliness and economic distress.

Stress, illustrative

Psychiatric institutions must do more to stop patient suicides - study

Such events can be prevented by creating a “physically safe environment that includes appropriate design of walls, ceilings, doors, toilets and showers.”

Calls to a mental health hotline in Israel doubled during the recent crisis, with many callers expressing anxiety about conditions within Israel.