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Marty Markowitz showing off his apiary in the backyard of his Southampton home. (Debra Nussbaum Cohen via JTA)
June 19, 2019, 3:18 pm
Podcast tells incredible story of a NY shrink who took over his patient’s life
Over 40 years, psychiatrist Isaac Herschkopf convinced businessman Martin Markowitz to alienate his family and endow his fortune to him
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Illustrative image of a elderly patient with Parkinson's disease (Highwaystarz-Photography; iStock by Getty Images)
June 12, 2019, 11:04 am
Antidepressants in old age may increase risk of dementia, Israeli study finds
Researchers followed 71,000 Israelis, found 3 times as many dementia diagnoses among depressed; some experts argue depression may be an early sign, not a cause
By TOI staff
Beatie Deutsch in Jerusalem, May 7, 2019. (Michael Bachner/Times of Israel)
May 24, 2019, 9:58 am
Haredi mother of 5 marathon champion Beatie Deutsch is running for a cause
From ‘out-of-shape’ mom to international success with Olympic hopes, 29-year-old uses her unique trajectory to raise funds for new center for sick teens following a family tragedy
By Michael Bachner
Benny Gantz, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right. (Gili Yaari, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 27, 2019, 10:14 pm
Likud rapped by rivals, disability official over ads assailing Gantz’s sanity
PM has become ‘a factory of defamation and ugly lies,’ charges Blue and White leader, whom ruling party has portrayed as mentally unstable
By TOI staff
Tova Kararo, a nurse killed by a patient on March 14, 2017. (Facebook)
March 5, 2019, 3:42 pm
Man convicted of burning nurse to death at Holon clinic in 2017
Judges rule Asher Faraj, 80, set Tova Kararo, 55, alight in premeditated murder
By TOI staff
Greg Tepper
August 12, 2018, 9:52 pm
Greg Tepper
Seeing demons, I remembered IDF training and law
About that year-long schizophrenic psychosis of mine, when I saw, heard and spoke with thousands of supernatural beings
Lia Ciner
May 29, 2018, 3:18 pm
Lia Ciner
On my meds, off my meds
Anti-depressants allowed me to scratch away at a very lost identity, but then they imprisoned me
Yedidah Koren
February 26, 2018, 12:10 pm
Yedidah Koren
The harem of violated women
A call to action from Ahasuerus’s palace to help those who now need to heal from sexual abuse, harassment, or rape
Asher Faraj seen in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on March 15, 2017. (Flash90)
July 5, 2017, 8:22 pm
Holocaust survivor who burned nurse to death is fit for trial
Court-appointed psychiatrist deems Asher Faraj responsible for his actions when he killed Tova Kararo in March
By TOI staff
Meir Ephraim Goldstein, suspected of beheading his wife in burning her body in Tiberias, is seen at the Nazareth Magistrate's Court as he arrives for a hearing on March 30, 2017. (Flash90)
May 15, 2017, 4:55 pm
Tiberias man who brandished ex-wife’s head found ‘not sane’
Psychiatrists find that Meir Goldstein ‘could not tell right from wrong’ at the time of the murder and decapitation
By Jacob Magid
Asher Faraj seen in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on March 15, 2017. (Flash90)
March 15, 2017, 12:00 pm
Court remands elderly man who burned nurse to death
Holocaust survivor Asher Faraj to remain behind bars pending a psychiatric evaluation; family members say he’s mentally ill
By TOI staff
Allison Barksdale
July 24, 2016, 3:13 pm
Allison Barksdale
Israel is becoming a hotbed of psychiatric innovations
With more and more people being diagnosed with a form of mental illness, Israel is increasingly becoming a hotbed of innovations designed to improve the well-being of people with mental illnesses
March 19, 2016, 7:58 am
‘Super racist with kind heart’ psych patient charged in anti-Semitic hate crime
John Korngable accused of punching kippah-wearing Minnesota psychiatric hospital employee in the face
By JTA
Brendan, left, and Neal Shusterman (Courtesy of Neal Shusterman)
November 26, 2015, 6:08 am
Jewish father’s book on mental illness wins award
Neal Shusterman says fictional piece ‘Challenger Deep’ is based on his experiences with his son Brendan
By Beth Kissileff
Jerry Seinfeld (photo: Courtesy)
From the WebJanuary 4, 2015, 1:43 am
Much ado about a show about nothing
New Jersey psychiatry students study the popular sitcom to glean insight into mental illnesses, Guardian reports
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