The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/schizophrenia/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png schizophrenia | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/schizophrenia/ 32 32 In breakthrough, Israeli scientists use deep-brain stimulation to counter schizophrenia https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-breakthrough-israeli-scientists-use-deep-brain-stimulation-to-counter-schizophrenia/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:35:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3756184 Novel study by researchers at the Rambam Health Care Campus could help 21 million people worldwide suffering from the severe lifelong mental disorder

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]]> Type 2 diabetes patients more likely to develop schizophrenia, Israeli researchers find https://www.timesofisrael.com/type-2-diabetes-patients-more-likely-to-develop-schizophrenia-israeli-researchers-find/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:07:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3666606 In first study of its kind, scientists in Haifa and New York use health organization data to show that adult-onset diabetes sufferers have a 50% higher risk of schizophrenia late in life

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]]> Palestinian who stabbed two at age 13 is freed, said to have developed schizophrenia https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-who-stabbed-two-at-age-13-is-freed-said-to-have-developed-schizophrenia/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:49:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3524868 Supreme Court denied mental health parole for Ahmad Manasra, 20, convicted of terrorism for seriously wounding two in 2015 attack in Jerusalem

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]]> Israeli scientists fuse ‘brain tissue’ and electronic chips to test autism treatment https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-fuse-brain-tissue-and-electronic-chips-to-test-autism-treatment/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:18:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3485690 Biotech startup Itay & Beyond uses AI analysis of a 'brain-on-a-chip' made from stem cells to predict drug efficacy for neuropsychiatric disorders, expedite testing and development

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]]> Nazi flag-bearing man gets 8 years in jail for crashing truck near White House https://www.timesofisrael.com/nazi-flag-bearing-man-gets-8-years-in-jail-for-crashing-truck-near-white-house/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:30:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3462206 Sai Varshith Kandula praised Hitler, unfurled Swastika after ramming into barrier in May 2023, injuring no one; defense says he's schizophrenic, amenable to treatment

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]]> Author chronicles a friend’s descent into madness, and society’s failure to save him https://www.timesofisrael.com/author-chronicles-a-friends-descent-into-madness-and-societys-failure-to-save-him/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:35:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3031473 In 'The Best Minds,' Jonathan Rosen examines how shifts in perception of mental illness and its treatment contributed to schizophrenic man killing his fiancée in a psychotic rage

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]]> Study points to coding DNA variants as cause for childhood onset schizophrenia https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-points-to-coding-dna-variants-as-cause-for-childhood-onset-schizophrenia/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:17:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2986054 Israeli research finds that some children with this rare mental illness carry genetic mutations previously found in people with language, learning, and developmental challenges

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]]> In 2020 bestseller, journalist tracks American family plunged into schizophrenia https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-2020-bestseller-journalist-tracks-american-family-plunged-into-schizophrenia/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 02:01:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2439752 Robert Kolker's 'Hidden Valley Road' recounts Mimi and Don Galvin's quest for answers from the medical community as 6 of their 12 children are afflicted with severe mental illness

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]]> Woman, 65, dies after son attacks her in their home in Lod https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-65-dies-after-son-attacks-her-in-their-home-in-lod/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:01:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2064980 Murder suspect arrested, said to be mentally ill; lawyer says police refusing to send him to psychiatric examination

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]]> Suspect confesses to double murder in Netanya homeless shelter https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-confesses-to-double-murder-in-netanya-homeless-shelter/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:27:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1901672&preview=true&preview_id=1901672 Police say Beit Yael resident killed center's manager after stabbing roommate a few days ago, tried to set fire to himself after arrest

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]]> Israeli stabber of Russian radio host diagnosed with schizophrenia https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-stabber-of-russian-radio-host-diagnosed-with-schizophrenia/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:30:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1773570 Tatyana Felgenhauer says she trusts doctors' conclusion and expects authorities to keep Boris Grits in isolation

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]]> Alleged Ivanka Trump stalker arrested in NY https://www.timesofisrael.com/alleged-ivanka-trump-stalker-arrested-in-ny/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:41:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1518721 Schizophrenic Justin Massler picked up two blocks from Trump Tower, now in a mental hospital

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]]> Israeli scientists use nanobots and thoughts to control when drugs are administered https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-use-nanobots-and-thoughts-to-administer-drugs/ Sat, 27 Aug 2016 07:17:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1452170 Researchers say new method monitors brain activity, could be used to preempt flare-up of mental disorders such as schizophrenia

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]]> Russia charges nanny with murder over toddler beheading https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-charges-nanny-with-murder-over-toddler-beheading/ Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1351780 Gyulchekhra Bobokulova from Uzbekistan to undergo psychiatric, drug tests to determine her mental state

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]]> Holocaust toddlers nearly twice as likely to develop schizophrenia https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-toddlers-nearly-twice-as-likely-to-develop-schizophrenia/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:16:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1327424 Study reinforces argument that survivors carried suffering into later life, rather than emerging stronger and healthier

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