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$50 compensation for horrific burns

A young woman was badly burned and feared she may never have children after a horrifying medical blunder - and then offered a $50 fuel voucher by way of apology.

Kiwi abuse survivor in praise of the Black Dot campaign

In 2003, Simonne Butler's hands were severed with a samurai sword by her then-partner, Antoine Dixon. She talks to NZME about a new awareness campaign.

Coping with a child who has OCD

Trichotillomania is a body-focused disorder characterised by the compulsion to pull out your hair. If you love a Trich sufferer, it can be frustrating.

Back-to-work programme labelled a fail

A multimillion-dollar scheme to get beneficiaries with mental health conditions and sole parents back to work appears to have flopped.

Trying to understand why some brains become haunted

How do you find the chemical root of a disease, especially one as complex and multifaceted as borderline personality disorder, or BPD?

Have you heard of Black Dot campaign?

A new online campaign is giving victims of domestic violence a way to tell others what's going on at home without having to say anything.

Act leader's 'harden up' talk blasted

Act leader David Seymour's alleged comments that people with depression should "harden up" have been denounced as "unfortunate" by mental health advocates.

Seymour denies 'harden up' accusation

Act leader says he has been wrongly accused of telling a Victoria University student to "harden up" when asked about anxiety and depression.

Tattoos to cover abuse scars

A Brazilian tattoo artist is helping victims of domestic violence heal by covering up their scars with beautiful works of body art for free.

Twelve Questions: Grace Barcelos Owen

Grace Barcelos Owen talks about losing her husband, finding joy again and her new career as a psychologist.

Kiwi teen charged with murder

A New Zealander living in Vanuatu has appeared in court today facing charges for murdering a local man in what police describe as a vicious, drunken fight over a girl.

Avid weed smoker? Study wants you

Wanted: Right-handed, English-speaking male dope smokers aged between 18 and 45 for a university study on brain activity.

There's a hoarder in every one of us

Extreme hoarding is a recognised psychological disorder, and, like most disorders, it finds a fainter echo in each of us.

Does wifi really fry your brain?

The belief that electrical devices cause health problems is far more common than you might think.

Rich and sad? You have affluenza

Even multibillionaire video game creators get wealth fatigue, says Jonathan Wells.

'Reverse praying': The latest body challenge

A new body challenge has emerged in China following the popularity of previous contortion tests, with the latest relying on flexibility.

Optical illusion tattoo

A woman with depression has tried to illustrate how it feels to suffer with the illness by having an optical illusion tattoo.

Paul Little: Can't get over it? It's in the genes