An anorexic girl’s obsession with food and calorie counting could be linked to autism, more commonly seen in boys, according to a new study.

Hot chocolate can help older people keep their brains healthy, research has shown.

While performing hot yoga isn't harmful if done properly, it does not make the body work harder than any other type of yoga.

I love seeing vision boards. It's a really fun "play" kind of exercise that is good for busy adults.

Likely cutbacks in talk therapy will put some people's mental health at risk, a professional counsellors' organisation believes.

A car crash led to years of living with a powerful phobia, writes Sharon Stephenson.

Asking each other for help could be the key to a better New Zealand, says Jimi Hunt, founder of depression charity Live More Awesome.

Hangovers don't just induce nausea, a thumping headache and a dry mouth, they make you stupid too, according to new research.

I really hope Kate Middleton doesn't suffer from post-natal depression, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Funding for talk therapy is drying up just as increasing numbers of Kiwis are feeling comfortable talking about their problems.

Young Australian men are in crisis, with half feeling stressed and nearly one in 10 having thoughts about suicide, according to new research.

When we are creating a conscious programme of change and self-development in our lives it's helpful to look from two different perspectives.

Hollywood mothers who seem to juggle stellar careers with kids, husbands and travel - all while looking fabulous - pose a threat to women's mental health.

People who aren't happy with the fortune that their palm predicts are opting to have it surgically altered in a bid to improve their future.

A Waikato wellness retreat that has nurtured hundreds of earthquake-frazzled Christchurch residents back to health for free may have to close its doors.

I hope your vision for what you want for yourself is coming together! Over the coming weeks we are going to refine it and start subtly evolving it from dreams into goals.

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

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.

Love, money and a rewarding hobby are the so-called keys to happiness.

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.