trauma

A demonstration in Israel commemorating an entire family that perished in the October 7, 2023 massacre. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Study: October 7th trauma led to dramatic increase in OCD symptoms among survivors

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.
From the right: Prof. Yuval Nir, Dr. Michal Teper, Omer Ben Barak-Dror, Prof. Israel Ganot. Photo credit: Tel Aviv University

A technological breakthrough will help identify clinical reactions of patients under anesthesia

For the first time: tracking through closed eyes could be used to detect arousal, awareness, and pain during sleep
A war with iron swords Kibbutzim in the Gaza Strip Reim parking lot at the place where a mass party took place and about 260 young people were murdered Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO

How to deal with a routine of war and how to preserve the children's optimism?

The surprise and speed with which things happened, and the ignorance regarding the fate of many people, arouses tension and distress in all of us. Bar-Ilan University's mental support team offers several ways to help us deal with
A boy with a head injury. Photo: depositphotos.com

To be taken seriously: the chronic effects of concussion

Due to incorrect diagnosis and treatment: 4 in XNUMX children who have suffered a minor head injury may suffer from chronic post-concussion syndrome
Mouse brain viewed from above: nerve extensions connect the two amygdalae (the two brightest areas, on both sides of the brain) and the cerebral cortex (the upper part). Source: from the study.

to illuminate the trauma in a new light

Garbage bag - we pack what bothers us

Closed and signed

hydrogen sulfide

Poisonous gas saves lives