What does it mean when a person charged with murder is found not guilty by reason of insanity?

There are fresh calls for a mental health inquiry following last week's Bremner killings.

The trauma of her parents divorce left her bald. But she was determined to walk down the aisle with a full head of hair.

The Waikato DHB is reviewing its mental health care processes after Ross Bremner's murderous rampage last week.

It's Friday night and Serena, 27, has invited eight of her friends around to her Melbourne apartment for a drink.

When it comes to disciplining teens, tough love tactics sound good, but most approaches are more tough than love, writes Kyle MacDonald.

And the damage these friendships can have on romantic relationships, according to a mental health specialist.

How does your brain shape up in the memory stakes? Take this short test, devised to assess how good your memory really is.

Donald Trump told a group of veterans that some members of the military develop mental health issues because they are not "strong" and "can't handle it".

Most people know alcohol tends to make all of us less likely to filter what we say. The thing is, says Kyle MacDonald, social media can too.

Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

And how to tell if you are one.

Kyle MacDonald discusses the common occurrence of stroke victims in particular experiencing depression during their recovery.

Union says violence has increased because of staff shortages.

COMMENT: Our appetite for stories about heroes never lets up. But what drives heroism?

Opened in 1247, London's oldest psychiatric hospital was dubbed "bedlam". Now you can see what the haunting real-life conditions were inside.

Five years ago, my 12-year-old daughter and I waited in a long switchback line similar to that of a popular ride at a theme park. But we were not at Disneyland, instead we were at the saddest place on earth: the lobby of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

How do you let go, and how is it possible to let go of the pain that the avoidable loss of a loved one causes?

Inquest hears how 13-year-old Reiha McLelland told her teacher 'right now I'm the farthest point from being okay' but he thought she'd 'bounce back'.

Calls about suicide and self-harm to Lifeline have surged by 48 per cent at a time when the organisation is struggling to stay afloat.

This week, I decided to ask myself a question: "What is the People's Review of the Mental Health System, and why are you asking for

Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik has cancelled a major solo show in Dubai due to crippling anxiety.

Kiwi mum said she had no idea how affected her daughter was by a classmate's taunts until it was almost too late.

Comedian Mike King and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald have joined forces to create the People's Mental Health Review Campaign.

I am in pain. Yes, it's physical. It throbs where the baby was so recently growing in my womb and I have cramping as my body readjusts to being an empty vessel again.

A ground-breaking strategy from America is teaching isolated children how to make friends. Tanith Carey finds out how.

There could be 31.9 million adults now using marijuana - with 8.4 million of them using it a lot.

As investigators share their latest breakthroughs at Brain Research NZ's annual conference, Jamie Morton took a close look at 10 new Kiwi-led advances.

A group of Kiwi fathers joined families who have lost loved ones to suicide in an emotional torch-lit "lights for lives" commemoration on Auckland's Mangere Mountain.

Father-of-three Mark Tromp, who went missing in bizarre circumstances five days ago, has been found near a Victorian airport.