“We must act, and quickly,” says Einav in dialog with Calcalist. “The literature shows that the window of time is a matter of weeks after exposure, so the healthcare system must start working on it immediately. It’s not just about those who were physically present during the terrible events or on the battlefield; we are all affected by what we have seen, and a rapid diagnosis is needed because then the treatment can also be fast. Not everyone needs to meet with a psychologist or psychiatrist, there are many things that can be done digitally, such as remote treatment apps, games, or virtual reality. In Israel, a country considered prominent in medical startups, there are many tools available.”

Medint believes that regardless of current world frameworks for coping with post-trauma following terror assaults, the occasions of seven/10 require distinctive instruments. “We cannot copy the treatment for victims of 9/11 to Israel because the events have many different characteristics,” explains Einav. “There is the Jewish dimension, the female dimension due to multiple cases of rape, and the issue of hostages. These are aspects that do not exist in other terror attacks. This is all before noting that the Israeli population already has experienced different levels of trauma from previous wars and events like the Second Intifada.”

Medint’s quick suggestion is to map the affected inhabitants. For instance, the military is aware of which troopers handled the elimination of our bodies and who participated in battles. In the broader civilian inhabitants, this can be a better problem and Medint recommends that anybody who visits a well being clinic for any motive, together with prescription renewal or referrals for assessments, ought to fill out a fundamental questionnaire to determine if there are signs of post-trauma. Additionally, anybody ready in line at a restaurant, for instance, or some other place, ought to reply a brief questionnaire to know the extent of publicity to trauma and the presence of signs. Mapping ought to be carried out 3-4 instances each three months as a result of some individuals might not expertise signs instantly however solely after just a few months, inside a timeframe of as much as a 12 months.

Medint additionally recommends {that a} particular physique be established to supervise PTSD therapy at a nationwide stage. This ought to be executed inside three months from now in order that in half a 12 months, there’ll already be a listing of accessible digital instruments for treating the broader inhabitants. As a outcome, Medint estimates that inside 9 months it is going to be potential to deal with anybody affected by signs. The foremost aim, in response to Medint, is to forestall the inhabitants from reaching a state the place they undergo from post-trauma for greater than a 12 months, as therapy turns into extra complicated and dearer for the healthcare system.

Beyond the medical area, certainly one of Medint’s suggestions is to ascertain a working group consisting of policy-makers, psychologists, and senior figures from the media to formulate pointers for limiting the publication of violent and traumatic content material within the media. Medint additionally suggests extra express warnings earlier than broadcasting difficult content material, just like warnings towards the risks of smoking. Additionally, they’ve steered mapping youngsters and adolescents to know their stage of publicity to tough content material on social media and to develop instructional applications to handle and restrict publicity. Another suggestion is to ascertain a devoted web site with self-diagnosis instruments and coping methods.

Einav says that the principle aim of the report is to focus on the significance of speedy trauma response: “It is clear that in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defense, there are concerns that if we start to test everyone it will open a Pandora’s box, but it may that the situation will be not as bad as we think. Even looking at long-term costs, it is better to know the severity of the situation as soon as possible and not when people become addicted to sedatives or struggle to return to work or function.”