Shocking Report: 121% Rise in Psychiatric ER Visits Among Children and Teens Since Oct. 7th
Clalit said anxiety diagnoses rose 45.5% and PTSD cases doubled as repeated war trauma strained children’s mental health.
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More than a third of all Israelis show symptoms of mental illness. Three years after the attacks of 7 October, the health system is still overwhelmed with the consequences of the terrorist attack.
Israeli children's psychiatric ER visits surge 121% since Oct. 7, report finds
Data from Israel's largest healthcare provider show anxiety diagnoses rose 45.5 percent and PTSD diagnoses doubled during three years of war, with PTSD rates among Gaza border evacuees still six times higher in the third year
Three years after Oct. 7, children’s psychiatric ER visits more than double
Clalit data shows psychiatric ER visits among children and teens rose 121%; new PTSD diagnoses among southern evacuees remain six times prewar levels, while physical health indicators also worsened
Health fund studies, based on approximately 5 million insured individuals, reveal severe health and mental harm: sharp increases in post-traumatic cases, overload in the pediatric psychiatric emergency room, and worsening blood pressure and cholesterol levels among evacuees. The post "Clalit" Health Fund Publishes the Effects of the War: Sharp Jump in Psychiatric Referrals and Chronic Illness appeared first on JDN.
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