Department of Psychiatry
Hadassah University Center
P.O.B. 12000
Ein Karem, Jerusalem
Israel, 91120
I was born in Petach Tikva, Israel in 1954. I’m married and the father of two lovely girls.
Education
1972-1975 Tel Aviv University, B.A. Psychology
1976-1978 Hebrew University, Jerusalem, M.A. Clinical Psychology
1978-1982 Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Residency: Clinical Psychology
1982-1984 Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Ph.D. Psychology
Employment
1990-present Chief Psychologist, Hadassah University Medical Center
2002 - Co-founder of Israeli Society of Eating Disorders.
1990-1993 Chairman of the Israeli Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
1985-1990 Ezrath Nashim Mental Health Center, Jerusalem, Senior Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor of Depression Unit and Child Clinic.
1983-1985 Ezrath Nashim Mental Health Center, Jerusalem, Clinical Psychologist
Research Interests
- psychodynamic and cognitive processes of severe depression and anorexia and bulimia.
- coping with severe illnesses and aging.
- traumatic life events.
- experimental psychotherapeutic interventions using cognitive as well as
psychodynamic interventions.
- self psychology
List of Publications
A. Chapters in books
1. Bachar, E., Dasberg, H., Schefler, G. and Zohar, J. (1985). "Rasgos distintivos del tratamiento dinamico breve, en el marco de la psicoterapia dinamica cognitiva de enfermos de depression." In Itzigson, J. (Ed) Terapias Breves, Salamanca: Universidad Pontifica de Salamanca, Spain. 113-125.
2. Bachar, E. and Schefler, G. (1985)."Cognitive psychodynamic therapy of severe depression - using short term psychotherapy framework". In: Dasberg, H. (ed.) Brief Psychotherapy in Israel. Jerusalem: Magnes University Press. (hebrew).
3. Bachar, E., Dasberg, H. and Shapira, B. (1990) "The use of reminiscing in the psychotherapy of depression". In: Gershon, E. (Ed.), Handbook of Affective Disorders, New York: Springer. 707-711.
B. Papers in journals
Articles in Journals - see PubMed
Correspondence
1. Bachar, E., Calev, A., Shapira, B. and Lerer, B. (1990). “Memories in depression: pleasant or unpleasant?” British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 157: 623.
2. Bachar, E. (1991). “Anxiety is a normal reaction, but it’s not abnormal to feel calm.” Israel Journal of Psychotherapy, special issue for the Gulf War, Vol. 5: 13. (hebrew).
3. Bachar. E. (1998). “The idea that word can cure continues to fascinate”. Israel Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 35: 320-322.
4. Bachar, E., Lerer, B. and Shapira, B. (1999) “Increment in reminiscing after ECT: possible connections to neuropsychologic changes.” The Journal of ECT”, Vol 15: 165-166.
International Conferences
1. Bachar, E., Dasberg, H. and Lerer, B. (1987). Reminiscing in depressed, aging patients: Effects of ECT and tricyclic medication and implications for the psychotherapy of depression. International Conference on New Directions in Affective Disorders, Jerusalem, Israel.
2. Bachar, E., Dasberg, H. and Ben-Shakhar, G. (1987). Belligerent attitudes in depressed Holocaust survivors. The Third Congress of International Psychogeriatric Association, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
3. Bachar, E., Dasberg, H. and Ben-Shakhar, G. (1988). Relationship with hospital staff: an opportunity for depressed Holocaust survivors to discharge aggression. Fourth World Congress of Victimology, Tuscany, Italy.
4. Bachar, E. and Shanan, J. (1993). Long lasting blindness and early aging. Fifteenth World Conference on Gerontology, Budapest, Hungary.
5. Bachar, E., Latzer, Y., Kreitler, Sh. and Berry, E. (1998). A randomized controlled study of two psychological therapies: self psychology and cognitive orientation in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia. Eighth New York International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, U.S.A.
6. Bachar, E., Latzer, Y., Gur, E., Bonne, O. and Berry, E. (2000). Rejection of life in anorexic and bulimic patients. Ninth International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, U.S.A.
7. Bachar, E., Epshtein, E., Haramati, S. and Melun, M. (2000). Workshop on self-psychology and the treatment of anorexia and bulimia. Ninth International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, U.S.A.
8. Bachar, E. (2000). Psychological aspects of eating disorders. Cyprus Government Conference on Eating Disorders, Nicosia, Cyprus.
9. Bachar, E. (2001). Chairman of a workshop on self-psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy to the treatment of eating disorders. Eighth International Conference of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Jerusalem, Israel.
10. Bachar, E. (2001). Chairman of a workshop on the psychological treatment of eating disorders and member of the organizing committee of the First National Israeli Conference on Eating Disorders, Jerusalem, Israel.
11. Latzer, Y., Hochdorf. Z, Bachar, E. and Canetti, L. (2001). Attachment style and family functioning as discriminating factors in eating disorders. The Fourth London Conference on Eating Disorders, London, United Kindom.
12. Bachar, E., Canetti, L., and Berry, E. (2002). Long term consequences of the Holocaust on eating pathology. 10th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, U.S.A.
13. Stein, D., Gavan, M., Golan, M., Valevski, A., Kreitler, S., Bachar, E. Mitrani, E. (2002). Factors associated with remission and non-remission in anorexia nervosa. 10th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, U.S.A.
14. Latzer, Y., Hochdorf. Z, Canetti, L. and Bachar, E. (2002). Attachment style and family functioning as discriminating factors in eating disorders. 10th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, U.S.A.
Since Last Promotion
15. Gur, E., Stein, D., Bachar, E. (2004). Disturbed eating in Males: New trends from longitudinal epidemiological study in high-school population. 12th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, U.S.A.
16. Bachar, E., Canetti, L Stein. D. and Gur. E. (2005). The influence of a primary prevention program on eating-related attitudes of female middle
school students. 13th International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal Canada.