Depression

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

Depression in women may appear in different intensities and forms, but behind the symptoms lies a complex combination of hormonal, psychological, and social factors.

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

The surprising reason for the rise in loneliness in the world

Researchers reveal the surprising reason for the rise in loneliness in the world

Beer, Depression, Alcoholism.

Pharmaceutical companies are shaking: Israeli pharma company with breakthrough development


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.

Everything you need to know about depression during pregnancy

Pregnancy is not an easy thing to go through, and many experience depression as a result. Here's all you need to know on the subject.

 Pregnant woman suffers from depression (Illustrative)

‘The darkness monster’: coping with childhood mental illness - opinion

My beloved child calls me a ‘monster’ when he’s in a rage.

 ‘FIGHTING THE stigma and trying to demystify the process of mental illness and treatment... is my mission,’ says the writer.