Psychology

How writing can help some people with autism find their voice

HEALTH AFFAIRS: More people need to know about methods that teach people with autism how to communicate, so that further research can be done on it.

DR. DANIEL ORLIEVSKY (left) and his team use the Phaedrus Approach to teach students on the spectrum how to communicate.
View of moshav Tkuma, southern Israel. April 1, 2025.

New Gaza border region teachers, psychologists offered NIS 72,000 grant by Israeli government

Studies reveal how colors, captions and markings on food packaging cause us to perceive products as healthy

How packaging makes us think food is healthy – when the opposite is true

A family dinner

Uncomfortable taking the last bite in a shared meal? There is a deep psychological reason for this


The third age: Between 'middle-aged' and 'old' - opinion

Around ages 65 to 80, when the child-rearing years are over, often coinciding with a move to part-time employment or retirement, one theoretically enters the "golden years" of newfound freedom.

Do you make the most of your leisure time?

Israel must address the psychologist shortage to save lives - and the economy - opinion

Mental health care is not only a moral necessity but also an economic one.

An illustrative image of a woman in distress in a psychologist's office, with no therapist present.

Before it's too late: We need to recognize that trauma doesn’t stay on the front line - opinion

Trauma doesn’t happen in isolation; it sends ripples through the entire household and can cause family members to develop similar symptoms.

IDF soldiers demolish the home of terrorist Jamil Samara in Burkin, October 22, 2025.

Navigating the death of a loved one: Each person’s grief is their own - opinion

It is important to acknowledge that each person’s grief is his or her own. As such, it does not help to compare one person’s loss to another’s.

‘IT IS important to acknowledge that each person’s grief is his or her own.’

Diaspora Jews Beware: Psychotherapy can be hazardous to your health - opinion

When such biases infiltrate the helping professions, the harm multiplies: it silences those who need help most.

A depressed woman

Technology and child development: The potential of personalized, convenient therapy - opinion

Technology enables children and families to access personalized and convenient therapy, from anywhere and at any time.

A child sits at the computer

From despair to hope: The emotional rollercoaster of Israel’s struggle - opinion

Israelis have undergone countless psychological and emotional phases throughout the war.

FORMER HOSTAGE Bar Kupershtein arrives home in Holon on Sunday. ‘Sound hope’ is careful, rational, and based on collected evidence, as some may have experienced during the various ceasefires and hostage releases, says the writer.

From witness to suspect: 911 callers with low emotion may become suspects in their cases - study

A peer-reviewed study, done through Cornell University, reveals how callers who fail to evoke expected levels of anxiety and emotion can become primary suspects in the very case they reported.

Police at the scene where a woman found buried in yard of house in Hadera, April 28, 2025; illustrative.

The women of the western Negev are still fighting to heal from October 7 - opinion

This is our moment as a society to pause, to listen, and to act. If we abandon the women of the western Negev, we lose the heart of the south.

A depressed woman

Mental health pandemic: Israel needs more psychologists for the public - opinion

The state must now prepare a multi-year plan that will ensure the number of psychologists required to treat the public.

A depressed woman