The Psychiatric Division

This unit is dedicated to treating women who suffer from a wide variety of mental illnesses of varying degrees. A particular focus of treatment is for birth-related problems, such as severe anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Our team of psychologists addresses the needs of both patient and family, providing individual psychological therapy, family intervention, spousal therapy, and parental guidance. We help patients develop social skills through complementary healthcare, such as walking groups and art therapy.

This unit is an outpatient ward dedicated to treating men with a wide range of mental illnesses of varying degrees. Multidisciplinary professionals diagnose the patient’s mental, physical, and functional condition to custom-design a unique treatment program.

This unit provides acute treatments for men and includes both an open and a fully protected ward. Patients who are in an extremely complex state of mind are treated in the protected ward, which provides tight observation and security measures. As part of a university hospital, a range of therapies are offered for diverse psychiatric disorders.

In these departments of Sheba’s Psychiatry Division, the following types of treatments are offered:

• Biological (somatic) treatments focus primarily on drug intervention, which can be very effective in treating conditions such as anxiety, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders.
• Electrocardiogram ECT treatment may be used for specific types of mood disorders.
• Psychotherapy based on conversations with the patient and their family. This highly personalized and dynamic approach aims to identify the patient’s current coping mechanisms and help strengthen the healthy mechanisms, as well as acquire new tools to cope with their problems.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often used to treat general and specific anxiety states, as well as for facilitating change in negative thinking patterns that lead to depression.
• Specialized treatments for post-traumatic stress conditions
• Nursing Intervention strives to create individualized, systematic plans for each patient, which are then implemented to help the patient achieve his or her goals. At Sheba, we have specially trained nurses and care coordinators for this purpose.

To provide the most comprehensive care possible, all treatments are designed based on a biopsychosocial model – involving a collaborative team of psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, and complementary healthcare, such as a psychodrama clinic and art therapy.

This unit is the only center of its kind in Israel. It is divided into four different sectors: full hospitalization, day care, outpatient clinics, and an information center. Patients can begin their treatment at any of these sectors and shift to a different one at any time, depending on their needs, while still receiving treatment from the same Sheba medical team.

We treat the following conditions:

• Morbid Obesity
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Compulsive Eating Disorder

At Sheba, our program goal at The Eating Disorders Department is to teach and assist patients to adapt to new, healthier eating behaviors and physical activities. To that end, we provide and integrate cognitive, behavioral, supportive, and psychodynamic treatments for each individual.

When the physical condition of the patient is life-threatening or deteriorating rapidly, or when outpatient therapy has failed, we offer inpatient care with full hospitalization. Our skilled nursing team may provide treatments with infusions, parenteral nutrition, or regular nutrition based on the individual’s needs. The intensive inpatient treatment plan is designed with a full-day schedule of group and private therapy sessions, pre-planned and supervised meals, and exercise. Following full hospitalization, the patient will be transferred to the day care unit. After discharge, patients return regularly for follow-up meetings in the outpatient clinic.