When people have expressed concern about me climbing Kilimanjaro, going hot-air ballooning or even running marathons, my response has been the same.

Research has shown that with certain mental exercises you can learn to see that the glass of life is half full.

An Auckland man accused of killing his flatmate was legally insane at the time, according to two psychiatric reports.

Want to know something interesting? A spooky number of clients come to see me when they have a big birthday coming up.

A new generation of legal highs could be hitting shelves as early as this summer, despite a bill that puts the onus of safety on manufacturers.

Certain forms of IVF treatment are significantly associated with an increased risk of low intelligence in children, a major study has shown.

Many of us have something that brings us out in a cold sweat and makes our hair stand on end.

A record number of defence staff last year sought psychological help as the country suffered its greatest combat loss since Vietnam.

Creating a delicious vision of the future is a really interesting, fun process; but some struggle to find the thing that is “their thing’’.

Mentally ill people will be moved off state-funded benefits and into work using private employment agencies who will earn hefty fees for the service.

A 22-year-old mental health patient has been arrested after a 21-year-old man was allegedly stabbed multiple times in Wellington today.

One in every eight patients admitted to an acute psychiatric unit had been using the synthetic cannabis K2, an audit published today has found.

The commanding officer of the New Zealand Army deployment on which Corporal Douglas Hughes committed suicide while in Afghanistan has defended the training of the unit before its went overseas in 2011.

Embattled US actor Nick Stahl has reportedly been placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold after he was hospitalised in Los Angeles.

I became aware of the social networking site ask.fm in April when a mother of a girl in my daughter’s class copied me in on a letter she’d sent to the school principal.

If you’re worried about going grey – try to relax. Scientists have found too much stress really does turn our hair white.

Low levels of vitamin D can trigger high blood pressure, a new study shows.

From heartache to hangovers, it's the emotional crutch that many a woman will turn to. But why is it so hard to stop after a few scoops of ice cream?

Rebecca Barry Hill meets three women whose suffering taught them survival — and led them to success.

Actor Stephen Fry has revealed he tried to commit suicide last year and was only saved by a producer who discovered his unconscious body.

Coroner finds Christchurch man killed himself after his home became uninhabitable.

The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months.

A patient has written a disturbing account of life with a condition which makes him think he is dead - and how he spent his days in graveyards.