People who fret about their health really are at risk of worrying themselves sick, researchers say.

Vulnerable woman tells of feeling 'yuck' after motel encounters with mental health nurse who exploited her problem with alcohol, prosecutors say.

Identify relationship "red flags" early on, otherwise you may just find yourself entangled in a narcissistic nightmare that's difficult to extract yourself from.

Dementia sufferers could be monitored with online tracking devices which would record every move they make, say UK scientists.

Do you wear your stress and "busy-ness" like a badge of honour? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains the problem with modern day stress and how to manage it.

A former Kiwi soldier who suffered post-traumatic stress while serving in Afghanistan has been awarded compensation in a landmark ruling.

Whether or not a Wellington primary school teacher is fit to teach was the subject of a New Zealand Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal

America's Cup and Olympic sailor Kevin Hall says losing two testicles to cancer was 'the easy part' compared to living with bipolar disorder.

Requests for help from the Ministry of Education's traumatic incident team are coming in on more than a daily basis.

Keith Bremner is out of a coma, but unaware his son Ross killed his mother Clare, then another couple Mona Tuwhangai and Maurice O'Donnell.

Running is often touted as a means of improving one's sense of physical wellbeing - but for a number of Kiwis it's become a way of giving back.

At just 20 years of age Janaya Smith was told she would be dead in six months unless she changed her unhealthy lifestyle.

Two investigations are under way into the suspected suicide of a mental health patient who had fled a psychiatric hospital and was missing for weeks.

Bored at work? Discovering your personality type could be the key to finding the job that's right for you.

Does the moon actually make people act crazy, or change human behaviour in any way?

EXCLUSIVE: They died at the hands of a man facing mental health struggles, and now their only daughter is calling for urgent changes to prevent further tragedies.

A severely autistic teen who has been held in prison for the past five days has been offered temporary accommodation.

A severely autistic young man is being held in prison because disabilty service providers cannot find an alternative place for him to go.

COMMENT: Why is New Zealand's most serious, persistent health problem banished to the coroner's files?

From delusions of Paris to mile-high tantrums, travel can do a serious number on your brain

New Zealand needs to provide much better care for the mentally ill, says a man who was rescued from a bid to take his own life.

Bundy the Barber, is taking a run at the Guinness World Record for the most haircuts given in eight hours, as part of fundraising for Movember.

Death rate consistent but still unacceptably high, judge says

A mental health advocacy group says the rise in 111 calls explains the extra training given to police communication centre staff.

A coroner has been unable to determine the cause of death of a Rotorua mental health patient - a man his mother believes "slipped

A mother who died at the hands of her son will be cremated alongside him and their ashes interred together.

The Chief Ombudsman will investigate the use of seclusion rooms in schools, following reports that locked "time out" rooms had been used to restrain children.

Angela Stone has opened up about her family's history with mental illness and her brother's disappearance.

Months before killing her only child, Evelyn Sen accused her father of sending her to NZ to be sacrificed because she was 'possessed by unclean spirits'.

Otorohanga mother and son Clare and Ross Bremner will be farewelled together on Tuesday.