Psychology

Psychologist warns: A concerning effect of smartphones on children

More and more parents describe a child with “lots of friends,” but relationships that exist only online—leading to emotional disconnection and difficulty forming real-world relationships.

Kids playing with their smartphones
IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.

Unfairness perceptions may intensify, prolonging psychological trauma after war, HUJI study says

An illustrative image of a man in therapy.

The war that never pauses: How rolling trauma is shaping Israeli life - opinion

Fitness and friends are two of Rabbi Dee's seven facets of healing.

'The Seven Facets of Healing': The compassionate companion - book review


Survey reveals heavy toll of reserve duty on Israeli families

The demand for professional mental health services has been substantial, with 35% of spouses seeking psychological help following their partner’s reserve duty.

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024

Adaptation and Time: How are we adapting today?

Over the years, we collect and store these experiences. We construct and form associations and memories. We create meaning.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Lessons from ‘shiva’: A tribute to my very special editor

Judaism's mourning rituals parallel the psychological pathway to healing and help enable us to transition through the process of shiva, shloshim, and the first year after death.

THE WRITER with her beloved husband.

Parent child bonding scientifically explained by Israeli researchers

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science studied the impact of oxytocin on the attachment behavior of mouse pups.

 Scientists create mice with two fathers that produce healthy offspring.

The study shaking Silicon Valley: How researchers broke artificial intelligence

Study shows researchers can manipulate chatbots with simple psychology, raising serious concerns about AI’s vulnerability and potential dangers.

ChatGPT encouraged a teenager toward suicide

Israel needs doctors: New immigrants step in where the system falls short

As Israel struggles with a nationwide physician shortage, the arrival of doctors, nurses, and psychologists from North America highlights both the urgency and the hope of aliyah-driven solutions.

The 65th charter flight organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh in partnership with the Aliyah Ministry and the Jewish Agency. arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport with 225 new immigrants to Israel, August 20, 2025.

California Jews suffer heightened anxiety, depression following Oct. 7 massacre - study

In a society permeated by antisemitism, a UC Davis study found that Californian Jews are struggling with rising symptoms of mental distress.

A man holding the flag of Israel confronts a pro-Palestinian protester gathered outside the Adas Torah Orthodox Jewish synagogue, preventing access, in Los Angeles, June 23, 2024

Renowned trauma expert banned from teaching at Omega Institute over ‘antisemitic comments’

Bessel van der Kolk strayed from his course on trauma and neuroscience to share his political views on a variety of current events, including the war in Gaza.

Bessel van der Kolk, author of "The Body Keeps the Score," speaks at the premiere of Darrell Hammond's "Cracked Up" at IFC Center in New York City, Sept. 13, 2019.

Telemedicine revolution in IDF & rehab: Psychiatrist online with Yossi Ambulance at a click

Coping with the rise in mental health cases among soldiers: Psychiatrists now available online quickly. Eilon Shafran, Co-CEO of Yossi Ambulance: "Hundreds of inquiries already handled."

Yossi Ambulance Center

Neuroscience has a name for the way so many Jews are feeling today: Learned helplessness - opinion

Even in moments when everything feels out of our control, there are things we can do to push back against that feeling.

Demonstrators gather outside the UN Headquarters during a "Stop Starving Gaza" protest in New York City, US, July 29, 2025