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.

Today is Autistic Pride Day. Some might ask, what is there to be proud of about being autistic? Surely autism is something no one in their right mind would want to have - or is it?

This is a fun exercise. It's also super-powerful. I used to get surprised when clients did this and amazing stuff started to magically happen and appear in their lives.

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.

Over the past 19 weeks we have been examining and clearing through some common limiting beliefs and habits of thought that can keep us stuck in a life we don’t love.

After a gap of four decades, mothers suffering from severe mental illness will at last be able to be admitted to an Auckland psychiatric unit with their babies.

Meegan Hirst struggled with mental illnesses after the births of her second and third babies. The 43-year-old Te Atatu Peninsula woman's boys are now 17, 16 and 2.

Help is on the way for new mothers suffering from severe mental illnesses.

Patients in closed mental health wards at Waitemata District Health Board are allowed out for cigarettes as a reward for good behaviour, a patient alleges.

According to a major study, children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and viewing women as objects after being raised on a "diet of pornography".

An Auckland man accused of killing his flatmate has been found to be "legally insane" at the time, according to a psychiatric report.

We're all doing it. All of the time. But are you doing it in the most enjoyable way? Are you getting the most out of your life with the best breathing practices?

I am sitting at the back of a university physics class while the students cluster in small groups around the whiteboards lining the lecture hall, ready to tackle the day’s equation.

Here's an interesting thing. As we clear up the habits of thought that have kept us stuck, many clients will get to a point where they know exactly what it is that they need to do to be happier.

Alan Perrott looks forward to some long-overdue self-indulgence.

Farmer David Hunt has spoken out about his battle with mental illness in a bid to raise awareness of the warning signs for depression in rural communities.