Mental health diagnosticianמאבחנ/ת ברה"ן
What the Mental health diagnostician role asks for, and what it holds
The mental health diagnostician assists the unit's mental health officer and interviews soldiers in mental distress.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 25 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Medical Corps
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 25 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Training Base 10 (Bahad 10)
This is what the work of the role holds.
The soldier works as the right hand of the unit's mental health officer and is a point of contact for the unit's soldiers and commanders. The role is part of the mental health system of the Medical Corps.
Before a soldier meets the mental health officer, the diagnostician gathers the relevant information. The diagnostician also spots sensitive cases and sets the order of appointments by clinical urgency.
The diagnostician interviews soldiers in mental distress, following the method of the psychiatric interview in a thorough way.
This is how the training for the role runs.
The track starts with basic training at level 02, followed by 7 weeks of training at Training Base 10 (Bahad 10).
Where it trainsTraining Base 10 (Bahad 10)
This is what service in the role looks like.
Soldiers in the role serve in IDF clinics in closed and open units and in various facilities, at bases across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Mental health diagnostician role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 25 and up.
Who can serve as Mental health diagnostician?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Mental health diagnostician?
The IDF names no try-out for the role.
What does the training for Mental health diagnostician hold?
The track starts with basic training at level 02, followed by 7 weeks of training at Training Base 10 (Bahad 10).
This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.
- The role's page on the IDF's site: Mental health diagnostician
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.