Recent Representative Publications
Carmel, S., Tovel, H., Raveis, H.R., & O’Rourke, N. (2018). Is a decline in will-to-live a consequence or predictor of depression in late life? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), doi: 10.1111/jgs.15394
O’Rourke, N., Carmel, S., & Bachner, Y.G. (2018). Does early life trauma affect how depression is experienced by Holocaust survivors in late life? Aging & Mental Health, 22, 662-668. (IF – 2.66 JR in Gerontology 8/32; Q1)
Elhai, N., Carmel, S., O'Rourke, N., & Bachner, Y.G. (2018). Translation and validation of the Hebrew version of the SHALOM Spiritual Questionnaire. Aging & Mental Health, 22(1), 46-52. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1222350.
Bachner, Y.G., Carmel, S., & O’Rourke, N. (2018). The paradox of well-being and Holocaust survivors. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 24, 45-52. doi: 10.1177/1078390317705450.
Alon, S., Sela, Y., & Carmel, S. (2018). Effects of perceptions of prognosis on existential well-being and ego-integrity among advanced cancer patients. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, June 30, S60-S67. doi:org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-SE-1-113.
Carmel, S. (2017). The Will-to-Live Scale: Development, validation and significance for elderly people. Aging & Mental Health, 21(3), 289-296. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1081149.
Carmel, S., Raveis, H.V., O'Rourke, N., & Tovel., H. (2017). Health, coping and subjective well-being: Results of a longitudinal study of elderly Israelis. Aging & Mental Health, 21(6), 616-623. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1141285
Carmel, S., King, D.B., O’Rourke, N., & Bachner, Y.G. (2017). Subjective well-being: Gender differences in Holocaust survivors-specific and cross-national effects. Aging & Mental Health, 21(6), 668-675. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1148660
Tovel, H., Carmel, S., & Raveis, V. H. (2017). Relationships among self-perception of aging, physical functioning, and self-efficacy in late life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 74(2), 212-221.
Tovel, H., & Carmel, S. (2016). Function Self-Efficacy Scale—FSES: Development, Evaluation, and Contribution to Well-Being. Research on Aging, 38(6), 643-664. doi:10.1177/0164027515596583
Recent Presentations:
Carmel, S., Tovel, H., Raveis, V.H., & O' Rourke, N. "Are depression and will to live two sides of the same coin?" 12th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies, Athens, Greece, April, 2019.
Carmel, S., O' Rourke, N., Elhai, N., & Shrira, A. "Impact of the Holocaust on will-to-live, physical health and depression among elderly Israelis." 3rd International Conference on Loss, Bereavement & Human Resilience in Israel and The world: Facts, Insights & Implications, Eilat, Israel, January, 2019 (Poster presentation).
O'Rourke, N., Bachner, Y.G., & Carmel, S. "The paradox of well-being and Holocaust survivors." 3rd International Conference on Loss, Bereavement & Human Resilience in Israel and The world: Facts, insights & Implications, Eilat, Israel, January, 2019 (Poster presentation).
Adar, R., Carmel, S., & Bachner, Y. G. "Active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in Israel: Attitudes of older persons and social workers, and changes in related factors." The 23th Biennial Conference of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel, February, 2018. (Oral presentation).
Elhai, N., Bachner, Y.G., & Carmel, S. "Relationships among spirituality, well-being and health." The 23th Biennial Conference of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel, February, 2018. (Oral presentation).
Alon, S., & Carmel, S. "Life-review treatment at the end of life." The 23th Biennial Conference of the Israel Gerontological Society. Tel-Aviv, Israel, February, 2018. (Oral presentation).
Carmel, S., Tovel, H., Raveis, V., O'Rourke, N. "Is decline in will-to-live a predictor or consequence of depression in late life?" Pioneer Century Science (PCS) 3rd Annual Health Care Conference – Mental Health Forum, Prague, Czech Republic, April, 2018 (Oral presentation).
Alon, S., & Carmel, S., "Developmental and psychological value of life review therapy in mid-Aged and older terminally ill people." GSA Annual Conference, Boston, USA, November, 2018 (Oral presentation).