Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

'Torah listens to broken hearts'

Special guest joins Torah giants at Sukkot event

After suffering PTSD from his wartime service tending to the fallen, Rabbi Menachem Perl attends a Sukkot gathering with his emotional support dog.

Golani combat soldier dies by suicide in New York

William Shakin, a volunteer in the Golani Brigade who fought in Gaza, took his own life in New York after his mental health deteriorated. His parents seek to have him buried in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl.

IDF spokesman reveals personal struggle with PTSD

IDF spokesman shares his personal experience with PTSD and tells combat veterans: 'Treatment is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it's an act of responsibility toward yourself and toward the people you love.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.