PTSD
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy reduces PTSD in 80% of soldiers, Israeli study finds
While under the influence of MDMA, patients are believed to be able to engage with traumatic memories while experiencing emotional regulation, trust, and psychological safety.
IDF to begin combat processing program for Givati soldiers following mass walkout from Sde Teiman
Bezalel’s ‘Graduate Exhibition’ features projects that spotlight the pain of war
'Ecology of healing': Israel's October 7 trauma victims say the system is failing them
Frija trial begins: IDF reservist faces manslaughter charges in mistaken shooting
The trial of IDF reservist Aviad Frija, charged with manslaughter for mistakenly killing an Israeli in a terror attack, begins January 19. The case has sparked public debate.
'I'll carry this my entire life. You can't heal': Ex-hostage Romi Gonen discusses her trauma
Former Gaza hostage Romi Gonen delivers a raw account of isolation, sexual abuse, and survival in Hamas captivity, telling Channel 12’s Uvda that no one will silence her story anymore.
One degree of separation: How Jews connect through trauma, unite in hope - opinion
By every rational measure, such repeated traumas should have left the Jews scattered, fragmented, and broken. But as our story goes, that’s not what happened.
Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release
Ex-hostage Segev Kalfon calls out Israel’s lack of support since his release, sharing his harrowing experiences of captivity, violence, and the emotional toll faced in captivity in a KAN interview.
A Fighter for Israel’s Soldiers
The question is clear, “This isn’t a fight over budgets. It’s a fight over the lives of the people who protected all of us.”
Voices of October 7: Yuval Haran spoke to photojournalist Chen Schimmel
"When there is nothing, both darkness and light can exist, and the choice of which one to believe is ours."
Israeli nonprofit helps reservist wives navigate war's toll on the home
He went to the front. She became the commander of the house. Inside the unseen war fought by Israel’s reservists’ wives.
Hospital discharge should not be the finish line: Doctors must help patients reintegrate - opinion
A critical, defined part of a medical team's job must be managing the patient's transition to the community.
Defense Ministry treating 82,400 wounded soldiers and veterans, up 22,000 since start of war
Out of the new additions, 58% are being treated for mental health concerns.
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.
