Drugs. Drunks. Indecent exposure. Abuse. It must be the library.

Doctors view suicidal patients as a threat to their reputations and are more concerned with avoiding blame than treating people, a leading expert says.

Life & Style Editor Nicky Park spoke to postnatal depression expert Dr Sara this week and now she's online to answer all your questions.

When a new baby is born it's all happy snaps, proud online posts and loved up parents. However, it's not all roses.

Around 10 to 20 per cent of New Zealand women will suffer some form of postnatal depression (PND) and some dads will cop a dose too. And up to 80 per cent of women go through a thing called 'third day blues,' a totally normal, short, hormone-induced condition following childbirth. New Zealand psychiatrist and PND expert, Dr Sara Weeks, says it's time for women to stop suffering in silence and has penned a new book, Mothers Cry Too, to try and raise awareness of PND. In this video Nicky Park talks with Dr Sara about the various ways PND can manifest, how we can tell if a woman is at risk, what we can do to help and the fact that dads are at risk too.

If you're feeling a lack of confidence in your job hunting, you are not alone. Kiwi workers are experiencing a slump in their confidence concerning job mobility.

Young adult drinkers dependent on the bottle are nearly 10 times more likely to have had 10 or more sexual partners within several years.

Scientists have found a compelling clue in the quest to learn what causes age-related memory problems.

Minna Huotilainen said a baby is not a blank slate when it enters the world and has already learned how his or her family members speak before being born.

Have you thrown a sickie? Is it an acceptable thing to do?

Charles Manson and Richard Branson may have more in common than rhyming surnames and big hair.

Children are becoming increasingly anxious due to too much time in front of TV and computer screens.

A new study of unintentional deaths from poisoning has found that inhaling butane gas and similar substances is the leading cause in young people.

What do you do when you are loving the new you that is emerging with your new shiny life and, well, some of your nearest and dearest, they don’t love the new you?

Anna Guy has spoken about a six-year battle with bulimia as a teen, saying it was triggered by two boys saying she was the "fattest in the class."

A poignant blog shows just what an impact fear can have on women’s lives and dreams. Anna Maxted — no stranger to crippling anxiety — is prompted to ask ... What are we all so afraid of?

This is my world at the moment. Nightmares when I sleep, headaches while I'm awake and, if I succumb to it, a rising sense of panic that threatens to swallow me whole.

Auckland's mental hospital for criminals has been told bedroom doors should generally be left unlocked but it is uncertain how to comply in full.

Rather than smashing your way through half a dozen lattes, or being tempted to ride through the afternoon on a sugar high, here are some foods that will help you stay focused.

Time to get specific this week.

What does get me out of my dog-hair-encrusted bed? Curiously, what I find inspiring are people who are okay with being ordinary, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

It was unbearably hot and steamy in the green, canvas tent where more than 200 people were crammed; every inch of sitting, standing or squatting room was taken up, with all eyes trained on a small wooden stage.

People who are too smart for their jobs are putting themselves at risk of depression, according to a new study.

Research suggests that far from being a brush with the afterlife, near-death experiences are caused by a rush of electrical activity in the dying brain.

New Zealanders have become less discriminatory, are better prepared for disasters, and are more conscious of environmental issues such as recycling, a new survey shows.

Most Kiwis say they live a contented life despite barely half of them saying they have enough or more than enough money to pay the bills.

In my experience people tend to seriously over estimate what can be achieved in the short term, and under estimate what can be achieved in the long term.