A 30-year-long study reveals a pretty major reason to keep smiling.

Comedienne Sarah Silverman has opened up about her battle with depression, revealing she has been living with the disease since she was a teenager.

Young man held hands with a man with cerebral palsy on a crowded bus.

The model-turned-actress said that she wanted "the world to swallow me up" during her school years.

A new study published this week challenges that notion and puts forth a theory that the 'high' feeling joggers experience can be known as a 'self-produced marijuana'.

What if curing insomnia was as simple as talking to someone about it?

A good sex life is meant to make you happy. But nearly half of women find themselves feeling sad or tearful after making love, a study claims.

New Zealand's suicide rate has risen for the first time in four years.

Anna Redgrave discovers her ADHD syndrom during a psychology lecture at university.

A new study recommends the alternative treatment, writes Ruth Wood.

When was the last time you had a good cry? Research suggests bottling up emotions could be harmful to mental health.

There was a good question in the Herald editorial yesterday about the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA), amongst a fair bit of confusion and misinformation.

Ruby Wax was at the height of her fame when she was stopped in her tracks by a poster at a London Underground station that "outed" her.

A young woman was badly burned and feared she may never have children after a horrifying medical blunder - and then offered a $50 fuel voucher by way of apology.

There's been emerging evidence showing that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of depression and cognitive decline.

In 2003, Simonne Butler's hands were severed with a samurai sword by her then-partner, Antoine Dixon. She talks to NZME about a new awareness campaign.

Trichotillomania is a body-focused disorder characterised by the compulsion to pull out your hair. If you love a Trich sufferer, it can be frustrating.

A new online campaign is giving victims of domestic violence a way to tell others what's going on at home without having to say anything.

Act leader David Seymour's alleged comments that people with depression should "harden up" have been denounced as "unfortunate" by mental health advocates.

Act leader says he has been wrongly accused of telling a Victoria University student to "harden up" when asked about anxiety and depression.

A Brazilian tattoo artist is helping victims of domestic violence heal by covering up their scars with beautiful works of body art for free.

Knitting can activate areas of the brain that are good for generating a sense of calm.

A chemical found in red wine helps slow dementia, say scientists - but you would have to drink 1,000 bottles a day to get enough of it.

In a landmark finding, researchers said it was possible the "seeds" of dementia could be transferred from the brain tissue of one person to another.

They said that while longer spells of moderate exercise were good, there were "strong benefits" in repeated short bouts of intense activity such as star jumps.

Not getting enough shut eye? Here are some blissfully easy ways to stop stress giving you insomnia.

A truck driver who narrowly missed a police officer during a more than 50km police pursuit was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.