Category: Eating Disorders

Mayanei Hayeshua Battles Eating Disorders in Bnei Brak & Beyond

By Esther Perkal Eating disorders were long regarded as a non-issue in Israeli charedi society. A study conducted in 2009 by Ben Gurion University contrasting psychological perceptions within the secular and religious sectors even revealed that the more religious a group, the lower the number of eating disorder (ED) cases. Yet in the past decade, […]

“Someone in your close vicinity could be suffering from an eating disorder.”

Article by Dr Laufer on Eating Disorders – Mishpacha magazine Dr. Tzofia Laufer, the Deputy Director of the Eating Disorders Department at Mayanei Hayeshua, has issued a stark warning: “Someone in your close vicinity could be suffering from an eating disorder.” According to Dr Laufer, a psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders, there is a common […]

Prestigious Magazine “Frontiers” features groundbreaking research by Mayanei Hayeshua’s Eating Disorders Unit

Virtual Online Home-Based Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Ultra-Orthodox Young Women With Eating Disorders Written by: Yael Latzer, Esther Herman, Rachel Ashkenazi, Orna Atias, Sofia Laufer, Ateret Biran Ovadya, Tova Oppenheimer, Meirav Shimoni, Moria Uziel, Daniel Shtein Background: With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need arose to maintain treatment continuity for religious […]