Strongest evidence yet that using an antidepressant during final two trimesters may be linked to a higher risk of autism.

A judge has allowed a mother of three the right to die because she does not want to become old, poor or ugly.

While seeking treatment for her mental disorder the ability to see suddenly returned, not to B.T., a German woman, but to a boy she sometimes became.

A neuroscientist at the University of Birmingham, says we could all benefit from using brain training apps.

Deborah Hill Cone crashes her car into a shiny new Audi and has a revelation about her life. My head resting on the steering wheel, I heard a loud inner ding. I realised something important.

To give you an insight into this revolutionary new technique, I recorded diary entries into my phone across a foodless week, writes Matt Heath. Things got a bit hairy at times so please excuse the random nature of the following notes.

Research confirms that people should emerge stronger from a stressful event and better able to cope with the trials of everyday life.

Although individuals in all birth order positions may suffer problems, the reasons why they do so tend to differ according to their birth position.

Findings raise the possibility that sleep disruption may be an important factor in the early diagnosis of individuals with mental illness.

Developing a sudden liking for slapstick comedy could herald the onset of dementia up to nine years before the illness is diagnosed.

Eighty-two-year-old woman's four-hour flight turned into 14-hour nightmare.

With its rise in popularity, a team of researchers have set out to review binge-watching's effects.

My fellow columnist, broadcaster Jack Tame, says of children these days: we are "breeding them too soft".

Jaxon Kemp Bellve will blow out the candles on his 5th birthday cake on Thursday - a milestone his parents feared he would never celebrate.

Twitter users think so.

As the middle-aged are advised to get more sleep, trend forecaster and chronic insomniac Jane Kellock, 53, describes how she'd like nothing more.

Almost half of us admit to sending emails rather than talking face-to-face with colleagues - even if we're sitting next to them.

One in five partners of Kiwi military and emergency workers could be suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, a new study shows.

Your job may be causing more stress than your boss's. Here's why.

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.