On the future of the mental health system in the IDF

Prof. Moshe Kotler and other experts are wondering what the future holds for the clinical and social dimensions of the mental health system in the IDF, and that the mental health system belongs to the Medical Corps and its mission is to integrate the treatment of soldiers in situations of calm , The IDF is currently responsible for training commanders and imparting skills.

The functions of the mental health system in the IDF, as defined above, reflect diverse actions in a wide range of aspects, and in the future the system is expected to expand its arms and include a variety of units:

Recruitment bureaus
Absorption and classification bases
Basic training and basic training
Divisions
Regional clinics

What are the main challenges facing the mental health system?
According to experts such as Prof. Moshe Kotler , one of the challenges facing the future mental health system in the IDF is adaptation difficulties within and outside the norm, and the disorder of adaptation to military service may also occur without a specific background in the patient's past. The tension between dependence and independence, and therefore the therapeutic effort is mainly supportive and with which the IDF is supposed to cope.

Another challenge facing the mental health system is stress related disorders. Here the psychotherapeutic treatment takes on significance and importance. It is an inseparable part of the acute and chronic response to stress and requires the involvement of top-notch professionals.

There are also challenges that existed in the past and are expected to continue to accompany the IDF in the future, such as the prevention of suicides, which is defined in the army's order as a mission of the manpower division, which maintains continuous contact with the mental health department. Regarding the prevention of suicides and taking part in formulating ways of dealing with this phenomenon in the short and long term.