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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
Prof. Abraham Zangen (right) poses with his machine (photo credit: courtesy)
August 31, 2014, 10:41 pm
Zapping brain may cure heavy smokers, study finds
44% of pack-a-day-plus smokers studied were able to kick the habit with ‘shock’ treatment, despite past failures
By Andrew Tobin
Social justice protesters chant slogans as they hold up pictures of Moshe Silman, who set himself on fire during a social justice demonstration in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 29, 2012, 6:29 pm
Man tries to set himself on fire at Beersheba City Hall
Security guard prevents man who was complaining of financial and housing difficulties from carrying out self-immolation
By Yoel Goldman and Greg Tepper
Illustrative photo of a police arrest (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
May 23, 2012, 9:49 am
Mother of raped 11-year-old: ‘the police betrayed me’
Shocked parent tells her harrowing story
By Hillary Zaken
Pills at the Teva factory in Har Hotzvim, Jerusalem (illustrative photo; credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
From the WebApril 22, 2012, 12:07 pm
Ultra-Orthodox world debates use of psychiatric drugs
Haaretz: Rabbis reportedly involved in prescription of drugs for non-medical reasons
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