{
  "id": 12481519,
  "title": "When war hits the wallet, mental health can suffer too",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/when-war-hits-the-wallet-mental-health-can-suffer-too",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-war-wallet-mental-health.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The article reports on a new longitudinal study conducted by Dana Katsoty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which found that economic hardship and mental health became closely intertwined during the first year of the Israel–Hamas war. The study followed 1,035 Jewish Israeli adults, beginning two weeks after the Oct. 7 attack, and surveyed them four times over the following year. The research revealed that psychological distress, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, was widespread in the early weeks after the attack, with 55.8% of participants scoring above the clinical cutoff for depression and 61.1% for anxiety. However, the relationship between mental health and economic hardship appeared to work in both directions, with depression and anxiety increasing the likelihood of financial difficulties, and financial hardships contributing to subsequent increases in mental health symptoms. The findings suggest that prolonged conflict can create a reinforcing cycle in which psychological distress makes it harder to maintain stability in everyday life, while financial losses and uncertainty place additional strain on mental health. The researchers emphasize that supporting recovery may require addressing both mental health and economic issues simultaneously.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}