Posts Tagged: PTSD Israel
IDF Asks That Children Avoid Using Toy Explosives During Purim Celebrations to Protect Soldiers
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari released a video on Friday, shortly before Shabbat, calling on Israelis to avoid using toy explosives and other noisy...
Israeli Military Introduces Plan to Prevent PTSD Among Soldiers
JNS.org - The IDF on Thursday introduced a new plan that aims to bolster combat soldiers’ mental resilience and reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder...
IDF to Use Computerized Training to Reduce Risk of PTSD
JNS.org - The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are planning incorporate an Israeli-designed computerized training program that can prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers. The system, developed...
Israel-US Study: Early PTSD Treatment No Guarantee for Lasting Recovery
JNS.org - Some patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who undergo early psychological or drug treatment will not necessarily recover over the long run, according...
8,000 Israelis Suffer From PTSD Due to Current Wave of Terror, Study Says
JNS.org - As a result of the current Palestinian terror wave in Israel, 8,000 Israelis have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the Israel Trauma...
American and Israeli Vets With PTSD Join Together to Overcome Trauma
“What do I say to her when I’m about to go over the edge?” asks Dan Meir, a 36-year-old from Tel Aviv, who wants to...
The Children of Gaza’s Rocket War
Almost half of Sderot's preteens suffer from signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to a study that was published this November in the Journal...
