Mental Health

For 40 years Auckland psychiatrist Dr Sai Woh Wong has been trying to remove barriers for Chinese people in New Zealand to access mental health services. His work has taken place in the community, in… Audio

Las Vegas-based New Zealander who writes for PsychologyToday.com, GOOD magazine, and is the emotions expert for Women's Health Australia. She is the author of The Anxiety Toolkit. Audio

Putting up higher fences to stop mental health patients getting out won't be happening at a Hamilton unit with a history of escapes because doctors think it's a backwards step. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board has ordered an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of their mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board is launching an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of its mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board is being criticised for its handling of one of its mental health centres, where two men with a history of violence escaped by jumping a fence. Audio

Anxiety and stress is on the rise among college students and over assessment by schools is being partially blamed. An Education Review Office report has found that over assessment for NCEA can put… Audio

British author Gavin Extence doesn't shy away from taboo subjects. His acclaimed first novel, The Universe Versus Alex Woods, centres on a teenager who helps his elderly friend end his own life. For… Audio

Wellington couple Kevin Norquay and Karen Nimmo were an ordinary family, loving life. Kevin, a journalist, family man and golf fanatic, thought the pain in his back was a slipped disc. It was Stage… Audio

How is music therapy helping new migrants settle into our largest city? Audio

This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake. New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the… Audio

Too much assessment is causing stressed out students and anxiety in secondary schools. Audio

Kailey Carruthers filling in for Simon Morris, talks about Wild, Foxcatcher and the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2015. Audio

Kailey Carruthers fills in for a Matinee Idled out Simon Morris to review Force Majeure, Still Alice and Unbroken. Audio

Andrew Solomon is a writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts. His recent book is titled 'The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression'. Audio

The case of a schizophrenic man who killed his friend because he thought he was a demon has sparked calls to put families back at the centre of mental health care. Audio

Byron Armstrong killed his friend because he thought he was a demon, and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, but there were plenty of warning signs the family told mental health services… Audio

The Counties Manukau District Health Board is apologising to the family of a man killed by a schizophrenic patient in their care, and also to the patient's family who tried to warn them. Audio

A senior manager at Counties Manukau District Health Board admits if his team had listened to the family of a schizophrenic man, they may have been able to stop him killing his friend. Audio