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<i>Editorial</i>: Suicide must not be swept under carpet

Coroner at odds with ministry on suicide

Call for mental health privacy review

Wellington coroner Ian Smith has called for a review of the Privacy Act in his findings on the suicide of a young university student two years ago.

Report condemns police attack

'Saving face' a big barrier to seeking help

Suicide after text advice to stop medication

A young man committed suicide after his counsellor told him by text message not to take his medication, provided he was undergoing regular counselling.

Parents mourn loss of second daughter

Changes made after schizophrenic woman's death - DHB

A coroner has told the ADHB to ensure mental health unit patients get the same standard of medical care as those in general wards, after a schizophrenic woman, 60, died.

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Work - it's enough to make you sick

Everyone needs the occasional mental health day, so do your duty and get under the duvet.

Disabled woman found harnessed and alone

Switch on summer when you're SAD

In Scandinavia, some coffee shops offer more than a dose of caffeine.

NZ killer jailed for 25 years for US wife's murder

Kiwi Blazej Kot has been sentenced to 25 yrs to life in prison for fatally slashing his wife's throat in the US.

Axe attack sister-in-law speaks out

Groom attacks father with axe

A man has been jailed for attacking family members with a replica medieval axe on his wedding night, after he was caught kissing a bridesmaid.

Ex-dealer opens rehab

A former drug addict who was convicted of smuggling ecstasy into New Zealand has opened a $560-a-day clinic in one of Auckland's swankiest suburbs.

Health fears force Govt rethink on Ritalin use

Brave pill could combat soldiers' fear

The prospect of being able to take a pill to combat fear and anxiety has come a step closer

The benefits of working