- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Williams Syndrome Research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Tel Aviv University
2021-2024
Ariel University
2024
Shalvata Mental Health Center
2021-2023
Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital
2018
Sheba Medical Center
2018
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the wellbeing of children and adolescents. psychiatric emergency room (ER) is hub emergencies reflects clinically significant mental problems. Previous studies compared 2019 2020 observed a decline in ER referrals. current study focused on continuous trend referrals from 2010 to end 2021. Method: In our observational retrospective study, we procured data 9156 child adolescent ER. comparison was made based similar months each year. Results: There...
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been numerous reports of increases in psychiatric morbidity and a deterioration status among existing patients. There is little information about how this increase has affected youth rates adolescent hospitalization. Our study was aimed at examining trends hospitalization during first year pandemic. Method: We used medical records to compare from 2019 2020, wards five different centers Israel. Results: The number patients that were hospitalized...
Background: Worldwide national surveys show a rising mental health burden among children and adolescents (C&A) during COVID-19. The objective of the current study is to verify expected rise in visits psychiatric outpatient clinics C&A, especially new patients. Methods: cross-sectional focusing on as recorded electronic medical records eight heterogeneous C&A clinics. assessment was based held from March December 2019 (before pandemic) comparison 2020 (during pandemic). Results:...
Patient's and therapist's expectations are considered an important factor influencing placebo response in experimental therapeutic settings. Nevertheless, the effects of common neurological facilitators that promote treatment efficacy have not been explored. In present study we examined estimations patients, therapists, staff members, regarding their type assessed influence on facilitating oxytocin.
This study examined the serial mediation of perfectionistic self-presentation and problematic social media use in relationship between attachment dimensions (i.e. anxiety avoidance) depression among adolescent girls. We hypothesized that insecurities would predict higher levels self-presentation, which turn increased use, potentially contributing to elevated depressive symptoms. The included 100 girls aged 11.4–16.6 years (M = 14.2, SD 1.2) from a non-clinical population Israel. Attachment,...
The research of theory mind (ToM) and emotion perception (EP) in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) is scarce, no study to date has investigated the association between EP long-term outcomes MDD. aim current was evaluate ToM MDD, as compared healthy controls (HCs). In addition, we aimed assess impairment EP, symptom severity, outcome MDD group.We performance 14 25 HC Facial Expression Recognition Task (FERT) Interpersonal Perception Task. We followed up group 2 years later...