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Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health

An impactful research center advancing multidisciplinary solutions for addiction and mental health challenges in Israel and globally.
Combining scientific excellence with compassionate care to transform lives, train practitioners, and develop evidence-based treatments for those affected by mental health and addiction disorders.

Selected Research

Psilocybin‑mediated DNA Methylation as a Mechanism for Sustained Antidepressant Effects

Gali Umschweif-Nevo Bernard Lerer

Selected Publication

Psychological Functions of Religious Holidays versus Nonreligious Vacation:
Findings from a Series of Experiments about Shabbat

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 2026

Aaron D. Cherniak Aaron D. Cherniak Mario Mikulincer

Upcoming Event

The Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health (ICAMH)
at the Hebrew University invites you
to the sixth meeting of the Annual Seminar on: :

The Old Wise Sage Archetype: Toward a Research Framework for Developing Wisdom in Turbulent Times
Islamic Studies Perspective

Dr. Khalid Abu Ras

The Academic College of Sakhnin and Shalom Hartman Institute
Sunday April 26, 2026 (from 12:00 to 14:00)

Lecture Hall of ICAMH Campus, 1 Shoken St., Mount Scopus, Jerusalem

Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health (ICAMH)

The Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health (ICAMH) fosters pioneering research, academic and clinical training, and evidence-based treatment to transform addiction and mental health care

People

Get to know the people whose research at ICAMH aims to revolutionize the understanding of mental health and addiction

Research

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Events

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Publications

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Clinic

Click here to read about the mission, services, therapists, and training programs of the ICAMH/Hadassah Clinic

Resources

Explore ICAMH catalog of research tools on mental health and addiction and download any tool you want

Events

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April

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May

10
May

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May

07
June

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June

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June

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July

12
July