Defence lawyers like the late Greg King - who suffered a "massive breakdown" after a major murder trial - have a higher risk of suffering depression, says an expert.

Top defence lawyer Greg King had a "massive breakdown'' at the end of the Ewen Macdonald murder trial, four months before taking his own life, a coroner finds.

A man with a history of mental illness was hoping to see Queen Elizabeth II when he tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch (15-cm) knife, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

The 10 golden rules to help avoid dementia have been unveiled by British scientists.

Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world's most widely used stimulant.

We ask older people around the world two questions: As you grow older, what are you most afraid of? And what is the biggest problem facing the elderly in your country?

Nearly one in three women who had beaten breast cancer, and 54 per cent of those under 55, say they have sex less often.

Stephen Fry has told how he has moved on from the "mad compulsion" which led to a suicide attempt earlier this year and is on effective medication for his depression for the first time in his life.

A recent study about Facebook made headlines across the world with claims that using the social media made people sad - but is that really the case?

If you feel slightly nauseated while using your iPhone or iPad, you’re not alone: you join a number of people reporting Apple’s new mobile operating system is a little too dynamic.

Do you consider yourself an introvert, extrovert or ambivert? What are the characteristics of each?

A new report has found there were 134 suspected suicides reported last year within 28 days of patients having contact with mental health and addictions services.

The rate of people living with dementia is set to triple by the year 2050, Alzheimer's New Zealand says.

Music makes jogging easier. Lots of runners say so, but now a German researcher at Dortmund's Technical University has proved it and comes up with the reason.

New Zealanders are among the happiest people in the world, ranking 13th out of the 156 nations examined in the latest United Nations World Happiness Report.

It’s been said that left-handed people are more vulnerable to mental diseases, live shorter lives and are more likely to experience developmental delays. But modern thinking has taken quite a different turn.

New research hints at the cause of this unusual phobia that makes people panic at the sight of a cluster of holes.

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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.