Mental Health
- The Hebrew University
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A longitudinal study of 123 mothers during the first months of the October 2023 war found that the link to child difficulties was primarily related to the burnout of the parent caring for the home, and not just the spouse's deployment to active duty.
- Tel Aviv University
A pilot study published in the journal Brain Stimulation found that fMRI-based personalized TMS therapy, administered immediately after traumatic memory activation during the reconsolidation phase, reduced flashbacks and intrusive thoughts in ten participants.
- Haifa University
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Prof. Pavel Goldstein of the University of Haifa is leading a revolutionary approach to treating chronic neuroplastic pain, based on training the brain to change the “danger signal” – and showing that even pain that has lasted for years can pass when understood.
- Science site The Conversation
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Researchers say the term "on the spectrum" obscures the complexity of autism and creates harmful hierarchies – and suggest moving to more respectful and flexible definitions
- Science site The Conversation
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New research shows that the love hormone, oxytocin, not only strengthens social bonds between humans – but also deepens the connection with cats, with the key being gentle touch and mutual trust.
- The Hebrew University
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Researchers from the Hebrew University and Columbia found that nearly 40% of the survivors of the siege developed or worsened obsessive-compulsive symptoms months after the attack.
- Avi Blizovsky
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New collaboration establishes secure medical database in sovereign cloud in France, designed to improve diagnosis, research and treatment of psychiatric disorders – while meeting the highest standards for protecting sensitive information
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
A chilling case of a 16-year-old boy who committed suicide after receiving suicidal support and guidance from a chatbot raises difficult questions about the responsibility of developer companies and the boundaries between privacy and the protection of life.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Since 2008, a U-shaped trend in subjective well-being has been documented in developed and developing countries across the lifespan. Well-being declined from childhood to around age 50, then recovered in old age. Data also showed a parallel increase in “sickness” or unhappiness.
- Ben-Gurion University
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Prof. Nirit Sofer-Dudek from the Department of Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has led the publication of a new paper calling for the recognition of "maladaptive daydreaming" as an official psychiatric disorder. The position paper outlines how the syndrome impairs daily functioning
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
New research reveals how artificial intelligence can help mental health professionals, along with the benefits and challenges of using this advanced technology.
- Avi Blizovsky
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- The Technion
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The VOLABIOS group, which combines advanced technologies and multi-omic analysis, is expected to improve the accuracy in diagnosing mental illnesses and provide innovative tools for the treatment and monitoring of schizophrenia worldwide
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Researchers have discovered biological and psychological characteristics that increase the risk of suicidal behavior among teenagers and have developed an application that helps with mental coping
- Avi Blizovsky
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A new study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem investigated the balance between artificial intelligence and human therapists in mental health care, with an emphasis on the role of empathy
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- Haifa University
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One of the most common treatments for bipolar disorder today is the drug lithium - a drug to which only about a third of patients respond. The research aims to understand what causes this
- The Technion
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In recent years, with the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and the proliferation of machine learning models, methods based on computational learning have been developed in suicide research. Because of this, it was decided in the Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences at the Technion to hold a Datathon on the subject
- Avi Blizovsky
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