Mental Health

7 stories about Mental Health
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Hey Siri, I’m feeling down: could smart speakers serve as on-campus mental health counselors?

17.07.20|Dov Greenbaum
As student depression and anxiety reach an all-time high, colleges and universities are looking for new ways to help students cope and some are turning to technology, raising serious legal, ethical, and social concerns
מוסף שבועי 25.7.19 תקציר מנהלים פרופ' דנוטה וסרמן

Suicide Is a Tendency, Not a Destiny, Says Suicide Researcher

02.08.19|Keren Tzuriel Harari
Danuta Wasserman, who is a professor of psychiatry and suicidology at Swedish medical university Karolinska Institute and the founder and head of the national Swedish suicide research and prevention center, spoke to Calcalist during a recent visit to Israel
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Israeli Tech Companies Discover Mindfulness, Years After Everyone Else

20.06.19|Maayan Manela
Mindfulness workshops and courses are the latest trend to hit tech companies eager to keep their team content in a country struck with severe talent crunch
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Mental Therapy Startup Talkspace Raises $50 Million

29.05.19|CTech
Talkspace developed and operates web and mobile apps that connect users with licensed therapists. Olympic medalist Michael Phelps was the face of a 2018 Talkspace mental health campaign
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Good? Bad? Technology's Effect on Mental Health is U-Shaped

05.06.18|Nir Eyal
By classifying all time spent on social media together, studies overlook the fact that people do all sorts of things on the web, writes author Nir Eyal
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Mental Therapy Startup Talkspace to Start Prescribing Medication, Report Says

15.04.18|CTech
The startup hired former UnitedHealth Group executives Neil Leibowitz to lead the online prescription program
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On a Work Break? Don’t Turn to Your Phone

01.04.18|Nir Eyal
Research suggests there are right ways and not-so-good ways to spend our break time. While some breaks leave us refreshed, others tend to leave us depleted and drained