PTSD

Tel Aviv resident detained for blocking shelter

Tel Aviv police detained a city resident on suspicion of preventing citizens from entering a bomb shelter during a missile attack warning.

Rabbinical organization:

Skip the noisemakers this Purim for IDF veterans

Tzohar calls on communities to avoid loud noisemakers during Megillah readings, citing trauma triggers for veterans and war-affected Israelis.

Casualty Identification Unit:

'We ended our service with broken, aching souls'

Members of the IDF's casualty identification unit told a Knesset Committee of harsh experiences and called for expanded mental-health responses and eligibility.

Arutz Sheva Exclusive:

Wounded hero Ari Spitz's mission to empower others

Critically wounded in a booby-trapped building in Gaza, Ari Spitz lost both legs and a hand, but not his resolve. In a special Arutz Sheva podcast, he shares how recovery turned into a global mission.

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.

'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.

Soldiers Are Breaking Down:

He Hid in the Bathroom at His Daughter's 5th Birthday Party

While Israel celebrates hostages coming home, the soldiers who rescued them are silently falling apart.

Former police officer sets himself aflame

Former police officer suffering PTSD sets himself aflame outside home of senior Defense Ministry official.

Veterans with PTSD storm Channel 14 studio

Several reserve soldiers suffering from PTSD entered the studio during a live broadcast to raise awareness for their condition.

Rehab patient draws sharp object, shot by guards

A 27-year-old man attacked security guards, drew a sharp object, and was shot in the leg due to danger to other patients.

Trauma expert calls Israelis 'worse than Nazis'

Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, a world expert on trauma, attacked Israel during a lecture at the Omega Institute in New York.

After pouring liquid on himself

Disabled IDF vet tries to break into rehab office

A PTSD-stricken veteran of Operation Protective Edge attempted to infiltrate a Defense Ministry facility, prompting emergency psychiatric care at Rambam Medical Center.

Report:

October 7th massacre trauma turned Israelis to crime

The Public Defender's report indicates an increase in cases where citizens without a criminal record become involved in criminal proceedings, often due to mental distress and poverty.

The sad end of Daniel the reservist

Daniel Edri lost two friends in the Supernova massacre and later served on the front lines in Gaza and Lebanon. This weekend, he took his own life.

PTSD Accident:

Combat veteran shoots neighbor, victim asks only for compensation

A decorated combat engineer suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder mistakenly shot and seriously injured his neighbor. The victim has asked prosecutors not to seek punishment, only compensation.

Noa Argamani's call to the nation

Noa Argamani urged that everything possible be done to recover the rest of the hostages immediately.

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.

Study reveals:

Released hostages suffer severe ongoing health challenges

1 year after the first hostage deal, study by the Health Team of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum finds former hostages suffer malnutrition, untreated fractures, nerve damage, long-term disabilities, PTSD, and accelerated aging.

What happened to these soldiers Is terrifying

These brave men and women deserve more than just our respect.

Nova massacre survivor found dead a year later on her birthday

Brother of Shirel Golan, 22, who was found dead today after surviving the October 7 massacre, says her PTSD was ignored by the state. The Welfare Ministry says she was treated.

CEO of Internet Rimon:

Content on social media causes PTSD in adolescents

Yariv Pe'er, CEO of Internet Rimon, explains how traumatic content on social media causes adolescents and adults to develop secondary post-traumatic symptoms.

Holocaust survivor:

'I can't believe the whole world participates in Jew-hatred'

Antisemitism and protests in the United States trigger PTSD in Holocaust survivors.

Study:

66% of Israelis abroad experienced PTSD symptoms after Oct. 7th

New study from University of Haifa researchers shows that 91% of Israelis living abroad were exposed to anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in the first two months of the war.

Price of Israel's wars:

More than 70,000 disabled soldiers under care of Rehab. Division

The number of disabled IDF soldiers treated at the Rehabilitation Division of the Ministry of Defense has crossed the 70,000 mark for the first time.

Soldier suffering from PTSD:

'How many more Eliran Mizrahi’s do you need?'

Soldier suffering from PTSD, Avichai Levy, accused the State Control Committee: 'They are all spitting in our faces. There was no one to take care of us then and there isn't anyone now.'

Defense Ministry lays out plan for victims of PTSD

Defense Ministry triples budget allocated to supporting organizations which aid soldiers who suffered trauma while fighting in battle.

Study finds:

Older adults less impacted by war than younger counterparts

Despite dwindling resources, many older adult Israelis exhibited impressive resilience during the initial period of the Israel-Hamas war, Bar-Ilan University study finds.

Released child hostage still suffering nightmares

9-year-old Emily Hand's father talks about how his nine-year-old daughter is still struggling with her ordeal.

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.

How a Jewish Vietnam war vet overcame his PTSD

"Half my time in Vietnam I have no memory of," recalls Mike Winnick, director of Veteran Services for the Jewish War Veterans of the USA.

Invisible Album:

Music helps IDF veterans with PTSD

Israeli initiative aims to connect IDF veterans with PTSD to rehabilitation programs

Israelis bring innovative PTSD therapy to Ukrainian front lines

Israeli-Ukrainian businessmen join forces with Menachem Begin Heritage Center to counsel Ukrainian soldiers and civilians with trauma.

Op-ed:

Mr. Blinken, walk a mile in my shoes

A letter to Mr Blinken and other dignitaries from various countries who see themselves as part of what they term Western Civilization’.Op-ed

30% rise in disability recognition requests in 2022

Israel marks National Day of Appreciation for Those Wounded in Israel's Wars and in Terrorist Attacks.

Watch: IDF veteran grapples with scars of first Lebanon war

A veteran of the war has become increasingly embittered by continuous conflicts and now participates in joint efforts with peace activists.

Can Israel's PTSD veterans ever hope to recover?

A forensic psychiatrist at Cornell says Israel doesn't possess the necessary resources to treat hard cases of the disorder.

Global breakthrough in treating post-traumatic stress disorder

For the first time: Researchers identify brain wounds in IDF veterans with PTSD, relieve their symptoms using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Israeli Navy SEAL discusses effects of PTSD in new book

IDF warrior who survived the Coastal Road Massacre in which 38 civilians including 17 children were murdered calls for more PTSD research.

A new way to treat PTSD?

Bar-Ilan professor: Nutritional supplements offer hope for a nontoxic treatment that reverses the underlying genomic cause of the disease.

Self-immolated Gaza veteran breathing on his own again

26-year-old IDF vet suffering who set himself on fire in front of the Min of Defense rehabilitation department breathing on his own.

Pioneering Israeli psychologist Yehuda Ben-Yishay dies at 88

Yehuda Ben-Yishay, psychologist whose work treating IDF soldiers after Yom Kippur War led to pioneering therapy for brain injuries, dies.

Bipartisan bill aims to join US and Israel in PTSD research

Jewish military veterans among Democrat and Republican lawmakers pushing bill to bring Israeli and US PTSD researchers together.

US defense bills include major pro-Israel provisions

Senate Bill Includes United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020.

Israel's 'When Heroes Fly' to be remade by Apple

Award-winning Israeli series about former soldiers dealing with PTSD from their wartime experiences to get US remake.

We cannot ignore the psychological cost of a prolonged lockdown

The NGO Sahar noted a 350% increase in calls due to mental distress during and since the first lockdown. We ignore this at our peril.

Bill leverages US-Israel partnership for PTSD research

Legislation also establishes grant program for US universities, private non-profits teaming up with Israeli counterparts to research PTSD.

The psychological cost of a prolonged lock-down

Israel seeks to beat PTSD with 'ecstasy' therapy

New trial program integrates intense psychotherapy with the active component of ecstasy to allow PTSD patients to start road to recovery.

Israel's double helicopter disaster claims 74th victim

The first paramedic who arrived at the scene of the deadly helicopter disaster in 1997 died this week after decades-long battle with PTSD.

Study: Children of Holocaust survivors can inherit PTSD

New study shows children of Holocaust survivors who suffer from PTSD are more likely to exhibit unhealthy behaviors.

Trauma and Dr. Ford

Many Yazidi women traumatized by ISIS torture

Yazidi women suffer from high percentage of C-PTSD, study shows.

4,649 disabled IDF veterans suffer PTSD

143 soldiers injured in Operation Defensive Shield known and treated as disabled IDF veterans; Defense Ministry reveals numbers.

Israeli veterans use horses to combat PTSD

Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association promotes horse therapy to help IDF veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

Saving our soldiers - psychologically

Researchers from Tel Aviv University team up with the IDF and US Army to develop a computer game to prevent PTSD.

8,000 Israelis suffered PTSD in latest terror wave

Israel Trauma Coalition stresses need to expand 'circles of support' for trauma victims trying to cope with 'knife intifada.'

Group: PTSD a big problem in the IDF

PTSD is a problem in the IDF, not just the US Army - and a group of veterans wants some help in dealing with it.

Study: Terror clips traumatize 80% of child viewers

Overwhelming majority of children who view clips of terror attacks on the internet develop signs of PTSD.

Funds for Gaza Belt Kids' Therapy Restored

Under pressure for cancelling funds for psychological assistance to war-scarred children, PMO decides to transfer 3M NIS.

'Don't Abandon Our Children'

Education Ministry cuts leave children in the Gaza area without crucial psychological counseling; MK Haim Yellin fights back.