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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

News and updates about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Released hostage:

'1000 days? I'm fighting a war of survival'

Hostage survivor Rom Braslavski says at an event marking 1,000 days since 10/7 that he has been battling PTSD every day since his release from Hamas captivity, and vows to continue sharing his story wherever he can.

'1000 days? I'm fighting a war of survival'

IDF veteran who survived terror attack, did not survive the pain

Former Kfir Battalion soldier Alex Miller, injured in a 2022 terror attack, died by suicide after struggling with trauma and personal loss.

IDF veteran who survived terror attack, did not survive the pain

33-year-old reservist found dead

Nehorai Barazani, a 33-year-old IDF combat reservist who suffered from PTSD, was found dead at home. His family stresses that the cause of death was heart failure, not suicide.

33-year-old reservist found dead

'Since 10.7 I'm not the same'

IDF officer who fought in Gaza ends his own life

Thomas Adzgauskas, a former officer in the Givati Brigade who fought in Kfar Aza on 10/7, was found dead in Ashdod.

IDF officer who fought in Gaza ends his own life

Following 10/7 massacre:

Zaka volunteer recognized as severe PTSD victim

Volunteer ambulance driver who evacuated dozens of bodies from the Nova music festival is recognized as a victim of hostilities with severe PTSD.

Zaka volunteer recognized as severe PTSD victim

Gaza border

Combat vet with PTSD thought to be terrorist, nearly eliminated

IDF troops were called to a suspicious individual lying near the Gaza border fence yelling 'Allahu Akbar.' Only once the troops shot the suspect in the leg, was his identity learned.

Combat vet with PTSD thought to be terrorist, nearly eliminated

Bar-Ilan University study:

Cognitive flexibility moderates teacher stress

The ability to tailor perceptions, beliefs and behavior to reality protects teachers from post-traumatic symptoms, study finds.

Cognitive flexibility moderates teacher stress

Mother who heard terror attack over phone recognized as victim

In rare decision, the Defense Ministry recognizes a mother who heard her son being wounded in terror attack over the phone as victim.

Mother who heard terror attack over phone recognized as victim

Study: Trauma Inherited by Holocaust Survivor's Children

A new scientific study from US finds link between trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors and genetic differences in their children.

Study: Trauma Inherited by Holocaust Survivor's Children