Yossi Levi-Belz, PhD

The Lior Tsfaty Center for Suicide and Mental Pain Studies, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel; Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel

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Yossi Levi-Belz, PhD, is affiliated with The Lior Tsfaty Center for Suicide and Mental Pain Studies and the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Ruppin Academic Center in Emek Hefer, Israel. The author has published on topics including suicide, anxiety, major depressive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, with research focusing on the psychological impact of terrorist attacks and the use of generative AI in training mental health professionals for suicide risk assessment. Collaborators frequently include Carmel Blank, Doron Amsalem, Inbar Levkovitch, Iris Shachar-Lavie, and Yoav Groweiss.

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Effects of the October 7, 2023, Terrorist Attack on PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation Across Distinct Exposure Groups
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Effects of the October 7, 2023, Terrorist Attack on PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation Across Distinct Exposure Groups

September 3, 2025

Prevalence and severity of psychiatric symptoms declined between 1 month and 1 year following the attack; exposure group moderated these changes. Reserve-duty combatants had the highest rates of probable...
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Using GenAI to Train Mental Health Professionals in Suicide Risk Assessment
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Using GenAI to Train Mental Health Professionals in Suicide Risk Assessment

June 30, 2025

This preliminary study suggests that AI-Based Simulators show promise for improving mental health professionals’ self-efficacy in suicide risk assessment.
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