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It is a bitter shame that the only agency that is solely dedicated to helping male victims of sexual abuse is struggling to keep its doors open due to lack of funding, said United Future social services spokesperson Judy Turner today. More >>
The former patients whose stories made such harrowing reading in today's Report of the Confidential Forum should get an apology and compensation similar to that awarded to former Lake Alice patients who suffered abuse, the Green Party says. More >>
Confidential Forum for Former In-Patients of Psychiatric Hospitals: Questions and Answers More >>
The government today welcomed the report of the Confidential Forum for Former In-Patients of Psychiatric Hospitals, which has allowed former in-patients to discuss their experiences in an accessible, informal and confidential environment. More >>
What the moral panic creates, is a perception reinforced by the media, the police, the judiciary, politicians and Government departments, that gangs are completely out of control. It becomes the key distraction from say ... insider trading. More >>
"Teenager in the House" is a free information evening where parents and caregivers can hear from local parenting service providers who will be able to help with advice and support on parenting issues, in Whakatane. More >>
Health practitioners lack a good understanding of what it's like to experience and recover from severe mental illness, says an AUT University researcher More >>
Respite care for the caregivers of people high and complex disabilities is a $64 shame, says United Future disabilities spokesperson Judy Turner, MP. Respite carers are entitled to $64 per night for their care of people with high and complex needs. ... More >>
GamblingWatch Co-ordinator Dave Macpherson said "assertions by the casino industry that everything in their domain is above board and squeaky clean belong in the 'yeah right' category." More >>
The Mental Health Commission has thanked departing Commissioner Mary O’Hagan for her dedicated contribution to its work since 2000. More >>
A unique five-day programme to “help people help themselves” heal from cancer will be launched in the Waikato next month by a two-time cancer survivor. Health Journeys NZ will host the inaugural five-day programme for people battling cancer, ... More >>
The Mental Health Commission says people with mental illness and/or addictions are at growing risk as housing affordability issues cause greater hardship. More >>
An Internal Affairs investigation into the Christchurch casino should be widened to include the whole gambling industry says Problem Gambling Foundation CEO, John Stansfield. More >>
Psychotherapists practising in New Zealand will soon be regulated by a newly established board. More >>
“Pete Hodgson’s been caught short on the same day he has offered assurances about access to mental health services for young Kiwis,” says National Party Associate Health spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Some seniors are starving and facing poverty, depression and health breakdowns through neglect, most due to their own families intentionally depriving them. More >>
What would you consider our society’s most serious health problem – cancer, heart disease, obesity? More >>
The deadline for applications for the NZ Mental Health Media Grants is 5pm, Wednesday 13 June. Interested applicants are urged to send their application in, on or before this deadline. More >>
New Zealand First mental health spokesperson Ron Mark says he's concerned about the lack of mental health facilities on offer for youth at risk of committing violent or sexual crime. More >>
Reducing drug and alcohol-related crime is the aim of a new initiative in police stations, courts and prisons, Health Minister Pete Hodgson and Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor announced today. More >>
Recent events at the Christchurch casino demonstrate clearly why the government should stop investing in gambling says Problem Gambling Foundation CEO John Stansfield. More >>
Q&A;: How the Pentagon’s Inspector General Report Contradicts What the APA Has Said About the Involvement of Psychologists in Abusive Interrogations More >>
We write you as psychologists concerned about the participation of our profession in abusive interrogations of national security detainees at Guantánamo, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and at the so-called CIA "black sites." More >>
The United Nations World Health Organization WHO today called on countries to provide a network of community health services to alleviate the hardships faced by the nearly 54 million people around the world suffering from mental disorders as well as those ... More >>
A limited edition All Blacks jersey, signed by 15 of the 20th Century’s Living Legends, goes up for auction in Wellington tomorrow (Friday 7 June). The jersey is one of many items being auctioned at the skylight Champions Luncheon to raise money ... More >>
Ongoing issues within the Springhill Trust have resulted in probable closure of Springhill Addiction Services. This will result in NO residential addiction services in the Greater Hawkes Bay Region More >>
We are seeing the positive impact of youth workers especially with hard-to-reach young people. More >>
Sporting bodies are taking a huge risk when they invest in pubs that are dependant on pokie machine earnings, says Problem Gambling Foundation CEO John Stansfield. Mr Stansfield was commenting on the decision of the Canterbury Rugby Union to buy ... More >>
The Defense Department (DoD) has just declassified a report from their Inspector General (OIG) looking at the various investigations that the Department has conducted into repeated claims of detainee abuse – a.k.a. "torture" and "cruel, inhuman, ... More >>
Downtown Community Ministry's Director Stephanie McIntyre writes that employing a housing first strategy is paramount to further success. More >>
The public, in 16 countries (including Australia and New Zealand) reject the idea that mental health problems are illnesses with biological causes, and believe instead that they are caused by adverse life events such as childhood abuse, poverty, extreme ... More >>
On May 2, 2007, the FDA announced its most misleading warnings to date about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants when it said the drug makers would revise the current black box warning of an increased risk of suicidality in children and ... More >>
The Green Party has condemned both Dr Michael Cullen's admission in the House today that the Government currently has $115 million invested in Sky City Entertainment Group, and his refusal to consider funding problem gambling organizations at the ... More >>
Skycity shareholders may have to get used to a much lower rate of return on their investment says Problem Gambling Foundation CEO, John Stansfield. More >>
Exploiting vulnerable new migrants and robbing them of their dreams will not build a sustainable new business for Skycity says the Problem Gambling Foundation. More >>
The annual Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), to be held in Sydney August 19-21, 2007, is shaping up to be a hugely successful show, judging by registrations for the trade show and conference, and bookings for the exhibit space. More >>
The Green Party is calling for increased funding for counselling services and further research in the wake of a new study showing a link between the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and self harm. More >>
A study of a particular class of antidepressant used in New Zealand suggests that their use appears to be linked with fewer suicide deaths but slightly more hospitalisations for self harm. More >>
The continuation of funding to address problem gambling will go a long way to reducing its impact on the community, Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker and Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor say. More >>
The Mental Health Commission welcomes the Government’s announcement of a funding boost of $21 million over the next four years for primary mental health care. More >>
The Human Rights Commission and the Health and Disability Commissioner say the use of ECT (electro convulsive treatment) should be banned for children and never used without informed consent in other cases unless it is the only option. More >>
People in Canterbury dealing with mental health issues can now access information easier than ever before. All it takes is a click of the mouse. The Canterbury Mental Health Education and Resource Centre Trust (MHERC) has launched a website www.mherc.org.nz ... More >>
A text-based tool for young people in personal crisis, or in out of control social situations could avert future tragedy. More >>
The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce the jailing of a Christchurch man for the unlawful possession and supply of a prescription medicine. More >>
The Drug Foundation welcomed the Government's increased investment in reducing demand for drugs, released today in a pre-budget announcement. More >>
Jim Anderton, Leader of the Progressive Party and Associate Minister of Health, announced today $23.1 million over four years to support a range of suicide prevention initiatives as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy, launched ... More >>
The following is a statement from Chris Harris Waikato District Health Board General Manager Mental Health & Addiction Service: More >>
New Zealand drug prices will rise and cheap generic medicines will be marginalised if a proposed law setting up the Trans-Tasman Regulation of Medicines goes through Parliament. More >>
The 31-year-old Hamilton man accused of stabbing a police constable overnight was being treated for dual addictions within the community, Waikato District Health Board Mental Health & Addiction Service general manager Chris Harris confirmed today. The ... More >>
Whatever progress we have made as a society over recent years, it is clear from the weekend of violence that we have still so much to do in the areas of reducing crime and protecting the victims of crime, tackling the often-related problems that flow ... More >>
Four years ago they packed their bags and left London for Auckland hoping for a better lifestyle for themselves and their children. More >>
Elanor Stedman, 23, Motueka resident, was arrested on Saturday at an International Jday celebration. Jday is celebrated in worldwide to call upon society to end the prohibition of cannabis, and to free the weed. People currently in prisons, and before ... More >>
In addition to recent reports that the drugs work no better than sugar pills, the latest warnings added to the long list of adverse events linked to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants have focused on birth defects, suicide risks and ... More >>
The Autonomous Workers Union is launching an appeal to pay legal fees for ex-Subway worker Jackie Lang who has been fired and faces criminal prosecution for sharing her free drink while consoling a friend at the Dunedin fast-food restaurant. More >>
In their report released today the Alcohol Advertising Review Steering Group has made some useful recommendations however, they have fallen short of doing what is necessary to reduce youth drinking and reduce alcohol-related harm. More >>
Further revelations of abuse of former Kimberley Centre residents shows just how badly some of them have been let by the Labour Government, says National's Disability spokesman, Dr Paul Hutchison. More >>
A recently formed gambling action group will picket the Kilbirnie Tavern next week to protest the placing of pokie machines in an outdoor smoking area. Louise Hill, spokesperson for Pokie Concern Wellington says her group will picket the tavern on ... More >>
The College of GPs welcomes the positive recommendations in the Workforce Taskforce report and looks forward to working with the Ministers as they establish the new Medical Training Board. More >>
In February, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced the results of two surveys of autism spectrum disorders covering 22 states. Using the newly funded Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM), CDC researchers ... More >>
Access to mental health services isn’t increasing despite a massive increase in spending in the sector by the Labour Government, says National’s Associate spokesman, Dr Jonathan Coleman. More >>
“Te Haererenga mo te Whakaoranga 1996 – 2006: The Journey of Recovery for the New Zealand Mental Health Sector” is a challenging publication. It challenges our idea of what a record of developments in mental health services over the decade since ... More >>
A report reviewing progress in New Zealand’s mental health and addiction sector over the past decade was launched today by Health Minister Pete Hodgson. The report, Te Haererenga mo te Whakaōranga 1996-2006, the Journey of Recovery for the New Zealand ... More >>
I am greatly honoured to welcome you to Waiariki, to the rohe of Te Arawa, as both the Member of Parliament for this region; and on behalf of the Maori Party. I am particularly honoured to do so, recognising the complex network of connections tangata ... More >>
The Hurricanes Rugby Team and the Mental Health Foundation have joined forces in an exciting new partnership. More >>
A major social marketing campaign around problem gambling launched last month is off to a strong start, with the Gambling Helpline seeing a 43 per cent increase in new clients for the first three weeks of the campaign when compared to the same period ... More >>
Problem Gambling on the Increase The numbers of people seeking help from the Problem Gambling Foundation is almost double that of 12 months ago. Problem Gambling Foundation CEO, John Stansfield, says that 150 new people used the service in March this year ... More >>
On 6 March Porirua Police received a complaint on behalf of a patient at Haumietiketike, the secure unit for intellectually disabled patients at Porirua. More >>
There is growing evidence that DHB bosses and the Health Minister do not understand the role of rural pharmacists, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman Jo Goodhew. More >>
The head of an international organisation researching learning disabilities has welcomed the Government’s announcement yesterday that it recognised dyslexia as a significant barrier to learning. More >>
The number of licensed gambling operators in New Zealand pubs and clubs dropped by almost 13.5 per cent per cent in the year to 31 March 2007, according to gambling licensing statistics compiled by the Department of Internal Affairs. There were 6.6 ... More >>
The NZ Drug detection Agency Ltd is delighted to announce a revolutionary analysis service that reveals someone’s history of alcohol abuse over many months, and then tracks their treatment. The service, developed by scientists in Britain and Germany, ... More >>
Experts on Omega-3 fatty acids will advise The Omega-3 Centre on the links between children’s health and Omega-3s at a Scientific Consensus Workshop to be held in Sydney on 20 April. More >>
On January 24, 2003, National Guardsman Sean Baker, stationed as a military policeman at Guantánamo detention center, volunteered to be a mock prisoner , donning an orange suit and refusing to leave his cell as part of a training exercise. More >>
A visiting Australian expert says most pokies are an unsafe product that mislead and deceive the consumer. More >>
The Labour Government must ensure it does not resource adult and forensic mental health services at the expense of services for children and older people, says National's Associate Health Spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman. Dr Coleman is commenting after the ... More >>
The new move taken by the Gambling Commission that will allow gambling operators to have machines in outdoor smoking areas will seriously impact on those addicted to gambling, according to New Zealand’s leading smokefree advocacy group Action ... More >>
From merchant banker to monk and a life of meditation – that was the path taken by Laurence Freeman after he graduated from Oxford with a Master’s degree in English Literature. More >>
When we feel inadequate about some aspect of our lives, we work to submerge those feelings with compensations and defenses. Evidence is that in the case of George W. Bush, deep feelings of inadequacy and powerful defensive behaviors employed to ... More >>
Moving gaming machines into outside smoking areas at pubs is profiteering at its worst, and preying on people's addictions, according to Smokefree Coalition Director Mark Peck. More >>
The Ministry of Health notes the increase in forensic mental health services provision across the country, as shown in the Census of Forensic Mental Health Services, carried out in 2005. More >>
KiwiFM's Wammo presents a feast of IVs. So sit back and listen to the Wammonator quiz Russell Brown on whether musos are being bled to death; Gerry Brownlee on giving your kid a crack; and an Aussie doctor who says we feed kids too much Ritalin. More >>
A lifetime of saving has not paid off for Auckland resident Kaye Hudson. Since her husband turned 65 four years ago, she has spent over $150,000 of their retirement savings on full-time residential care for his Alzheimers. His care had been previously ... More >>
District Health Boards are once again preparing for action by Lab Workers claiming more than 20% in wages and conditions. DHB Spokesman, Gordon Davies – CEO of Canterbury DHB, says DHBs are bitterly disappointed by the notice when they’d moved so far ... More >>
The Mental Health Commission is extremely concerned about the tone of a Sunday newspaper article concerning a man with experience of mental illness who was employed at the Auckland Zoo. More >>
“The NZ Psychological Society strongly supports removing the legislative protection for parents who use ’force by way of correction’ towards a child” said spokesman Peter Coleman, the Society’s Director of Social Issues. More >>
The Problem Gambling Foundation in Wellington will join communities around the country this week to mark the launch of a campaign to prevent and minimise gambling harm. More >>
Problem gambling wrecks kiwi lives and has a devastating impact on families and communities, a mass media campaign launched tomorrow by Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor shows. More >>
Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker said today that for the first time, all pokie machines in New Zealand are now connected to electronic monitoring. The Gambling Act 2003 required all non-casino gaming machines to be connected to an electronic ... More >>
Professionals offices in Auckland and Northland are joining brave kids like young Samantha Turnwald in a bid to raise money by holding various fundraising events for the Child Cancer Foundation Appeal this week March 19 to 25. The foundation relies ... More >>
The United Future Party, a Christian values-based Party, has, as many will know, some very odd ideas about how it should best promote good family values. More >>
A recent speech by United Future leader Peter Dunne MP claiming that there is no evidence linking gambling addiction problems to pokie machines has been described as “unadulterated rubbish” by a gambling issues lobby group. More >>
Contracts have been cancelled and changed, and money will be recouped from underdelivering problem gambling providers, Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor said today. More >>
A quality improvement programme for problem gambling services means they are well placed to manage additional demand likely from an awareness raising campaign planned to begin later this month. More >>
Issues relating to the mental health of infants will be the subject of a conference in Wellington next month (26 April). More >>
The Palmerston North branch of New Zealand Red Cross is about to launch an innovative new tracking programme designed to save the lives of people suffering from dementia related illness. Red Cross may offer the programme to other communities in need in ... More >>
The Labour Government's new Drugs Policy is long on strategies but extremely short on action, says National MP Jacqui Dean. More >>
"the number of convictions for cannabis offences per annum demonstrates considerable harm for cannabis users" – Major Issues, National Policy on Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs- draft for public consultation, Nov, 1995 p10. More >>
IHC New Zealand supports the legislation to repeal the Disabled Persons Employment Promotion (DPEP) Act, and looks forward to workers with intellectual disabilities having equal rights in the workplace. More >>
"New Zealand has a drug problem. New Zealand has an alcohol problem. And New Zealand has a problem admitting the seriousness of the problem," Jim Anderton said at the launch of the latest New Zealand National Drug Policy (NDP), which he hosted at Parliament ... More >>
As the Government prepares to release a new National Drug Policy, law reformers pointed to two recent reports that had confirmed the dismal failure of drug prohibition. More >>
In this seminar Dr Wyatt Page, the director of the School of Engineering and Technology at Wellington, will explore how the human visual system works, demonstrate some visual illusions and explain why they occur. More >>
A new suicide support service for family, friends and significant others who have lost someone to suicide or are affected by a suicide attempt will begin this year. More >>
Bullying is second only to handling friendships as the biggest problem for callers to What’s Up, the free professional telephone counselling service for five to 18 year olds. More >>
In the past seven days, we've witnessed falling share prices across Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe. More >>
The Mental Health Foundation and Like Minds Like Mine launched a new media grants programme today to replace the Carter Center Fellowships offered to journalists in New Zealand from 2001 to 2005/6. More >>
Fresh from a successful season during the Fringe Festival, the award-winning play Brain Power returns to the BATS stage for one last brief return season in March. Written and directed by Dean Hewison, the show is a strikingly inventive and hilarious ... More >>
Only four days to go until talented emerging artists join forces with some of New Zealand’s leading creative talent at a special Lower Hutt art auction on Thursday. The FreshArt auction will see artists such as Ans Westra, Doreen Blumhardt and Mirek ... More >>
Former All Black John Kirwan is delighted that the television campaign on depression in which he and his family feature has been so positively received. Kirwan is back in New Zealand to be fully briefed on the impact and success of the National Depression ... More >>
CCS appreciates the government are improving public transport for disabled people although has concerns about Regional Councils’ future responsiveness and the use of the Human Rights Commission’s “Accessible Journey” report. More >>
An analysis of alcohol use in New Zealand has been published by Public Health Intelligence, the Ministry of Health's epidemiology group, which finds one in seven New Zealanders (past-year drinkers) drink large amounts of alcohol each week. More >>
This morning Green MP Keith Locke found himself momentarily fondling the electric stun gun known as the Taser at a Law and order select committee meeting. More >>
Maxim Institute welcomes the start of the Government’s “Effective Interventions in Criminal Justice” package, beginning with the announcement of three new drug treatment units this week. The units will open over the next two years and will be ... More >>
Victims of child abuse in the UK may soon be more easily identified thanks to a specialist training programme developed in New Zealand. The professional development journal of the Royal College of Psychiatry in England has commissioned University of Auckland ... More >>
The Corrections Department is doubling its efforts to help prisoners address their alcohol and drug use. More >>
The Independence Games, a two day sporting event for young disabled people aged 8-17, can continue thanks to the on-going support of Reuters and Lion Foundation. More >>
It’s something that’s rarely talked about. And yet talking about it is among the best ways to help manage the sometimes serious and debilitating condition. More >>
Overall perceptions of quality of life in Rodney District are higher than anywhere else in the country according to a national Quality of Life survey of New Zealanders More >>
National MP Sandra Goudie says Labour is frantically racing to cover up serious long-term issues within problem gambling providers. “Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars have been poured into services that haven’t been delivered. More >>
New Zealand is lagging behind growing international recognition of the potential impact on children of living with parents who have a mental illness, says social work researcher Barbara Staniforth. More >>
You know that feeling you get when your EFTPOS declines? Or the one when the bus shoots past & sprays you with puddle water? Ever wondered what those feelings look like? From the award-winning writer of “Head of the House” and the award-winning ... More >>
Pat Armitstead is organising the second Humour in Business Awards for New Zealand, which invite business people to submit their "winning humour and wit "entries in three different categories, vying for the best score from the jesting judges. Awards ... More >>
The Families Commission intends to contribute to the Government review of restrictions on the sale of alcohol to young people. More >>
Welcome to 2007! Join us at the Caring for the Carers Summit in April! Best wishes to everyone for the New Year. We trust that you all had a safe and happy festive season and are ready for busy and hopefully not too challenging 2007. In our first ... More >>
The reports dealing with the review of the health sector highlight what we have in common with other developed countries, namely the increasing cost of prescription drugs, a high quality workforce, technology and the increasing burden of disease ... More >>
New Zealand and Swedish neuroscientists have traced the pathway adult neural stem cells travel along to repair the human brain, opening up an exciting new field of research that could potentially lead to treatments for many brain disorders. More >>
In order to improve the lives of New Zealand children we must focus on reducing child abuse and lifting families out of poverty, says Save the Children New Zealand Executive director, John Bowis in response to the Prime Minister's Statement at the opening ... More >>
Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand CEO, John Stansfield, is concerned that pokie trusts may be misusing their financial power over community organisations by encouraging them to lobby Territorial Local Authorities that are reviewing their ... More >>
"It is staggering that out of the 5.2million dollars distributed by Eureka Trust, which is money received from Pokie Machines, 20% of it was given back to another form of gambling - horse racing", says David Coom, South Island Regional Manager ... More >>
It would be too late for apologies, and Dr. Paul Van Look from the World Health Organization (WHO) is not making any. Instead he uses his inauguration speech at the International Conference on Actions to Strengthen Linkages between Sexual and Reproductive Health ... More >>
Over 700 New Zealanders with learning difficulties have attended Auckland’s Dore Achievement Centre since it opened and Director, Craig Ashby is humbled to have helped each one in some way. More >>
Neuren to initiate Phase 3 trial following the US FDA’s approval of the IND - Currently no treatments available to prevent cognitive impairment caused by cardiac bypass - Phase 3 trial conducted under US FDA authorisation moves Glypromate® towards a ... More >>
Cycling the length of New Zealand to promote a strategy to build resiliency in New Zealand young people. More >>
The TeenScreen program is in big trouble. TeenScreen is a highly controversial child suicide screening initiative with major ties to pharmaceutical companies. It is simply a marketing ploy to funnel massive numbers of our youth into the mental health system. ... More >>
Back at work but with the kids still on school holidays, many parents are frantically juggling their work and family commitments. Yet new research shows not all of them are taking full advantage of family-friendly policies in the workplace, and that’s ... More >>
In the 1970s around 1% of working age people were receiving a Sickness benefit, an Invalid's benefit or ACC. The percentage climbed to 5% by June 2002. So finds a new report which analyses reasons for the rapid growth of invalid benefit receipt. More >>
Summer is here! Think cool drinks on long hot summer days and er…the chance to show our white wobbly bits on the beach. Who really looks forward to that? Well apparently we do! Yes according to the latest independent research commissioned by Vibex Exercise ... More >>
The Mild Greens have a science quote for the NZ's statutory Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs (EACD); "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result." – Albert Einstein. More >>
Better weather over most of the country today and through tomorrow is tipped to have a big impact on morale. More >>
The post holiday glow is beginning to fade. You’ve just sat at your desk, logged into your computer and your email inbox is at bursting point. In the background you can hear the familiar ring of your phone…. the festive holiday seems like a distant ... More >>
It’s the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. The sun shines brightly, if briefly on this, the shortest day of the year. When one draws near to the earth, the world grows further away. How necessary that has become each day. More >>
Make time to relax with those you love. That's one of the suggestions from Relationship Services to reduce the stresses of the Christmas season. "Christmas is a time when relationships are put under enormous strain. People get very tired and are drinking ... More >>
The Drug Foundation welcomed drug policy minister Jim Anderton’s announcement today to consult with the wider community before changing the legal status of party pills. More >>
WELLINGTON – A new psychological therapy that helps musicians manage performance anxiety can also benefit other performers and sportspeople. Performance anxiety, commonly known as stage fright, is a significant problem for many musicians. More >>
In a ground-breaking first for New Zealand, health, disability and education professionals and social service agencies will now be able to refer to an evidence-based guideline when diagnosing and supporting people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More >>
National will seek to amend the Mental Health Amendment Bill to ensure the Mental Health Commission does the job properly says National Party Associate Health spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
As I point out in my recent book, “The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of our Collective Psychosis,” withdrawing our shadow projections, the darker part of ourselves that we see reflected in “others,” initiates the process of being ... More >>
Every time the FDA is even thinking about taking measures to protect the public from the increased risk of suicide associated with SSRIs, Big Pharma sends out the hired guns to publish some half-baked study to dispute the suicide risk. More >>
The statistics issued by the Department of Internal Affairs today hide the fact that reductions on non-casino gambling expenditure has a direct impact on the amount of money available for the community, the Chairman of the Charity Gaming Association, ... More >>
Air New Zealand teams up with former NASA scientists to tap into the psyche of next generation American travellers More >>
National Party Internal Affairs spokeswoman Sandra Goudie says Damien O'Connor should drop the cynical delaying tactics he's employing to limit scrutiny of a damning report on the provision of problem gambling services. More >>
National MP Jacqui Dean and Maori Party Co-Leader Pita Sharples have joined forces in the war against party pills. More >>
On December 13, 2006, the FDA’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing to review the suicidality data from the adult selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) studies. More >>
Laureate Professor Colin Masters, M.D., Ph.D., co-founding scientist of Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ: PRAN, ASX: PBT), has been named the new Executive Director of the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Australia (“MHRI”), effective January ... More >>
A new bill extending the life of the Mental Health Commission by eight years has been introduced to the House by Health Minister Pete Hodgson. More >>
The Neurological Foundation of New Zealand awarded $1,026 million in research grants and scholarships in its December 2006 funding round. It was the largest amount awarded by the Foundation in a single round to date and is a reflection of the strength of ... More >>
“The latest proposal to release persons found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity into "community care" is yet another example of a social experiment which gambles with peoples lives - the lives of both prospective new victims, and the offenders ... More >>
Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker and Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor have received the Gambling Commission's report setting out recommendations for funding of problem gambling services between 2007 and 2010. More >>
The University of Otago’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences has received an additional $2.3 million dollars for research into medication used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and the effectiveness of anti-depressants ... More >>
‘It is time we dealt with causes of mental problems rather than the effects’, says Mike King who has accepted the Patron’s role at the Phobic Trust, New Zealand’s anxiety, phobic and obsessive, compulsive disorder charity. ‘Society is so focused ... More >>
In my recent book “The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of our Collective Psychosis,” I point out that one of the fundamental psychological dynamics in-forming the crisis that is playing out in our world is the unwillingness to “consciously ... More >>
Regional Public Health officials and the Department of Labour are investigating the practices of a tattooist after two young men in the Wellington region became seriously ill, one of whom is still in Hutt Hospital recovering from a life-threatening infection. More >>
New Zealand’s Gambling Helpline is calling for all members of New Zealand’s gambling industry and problem gambling help services to work together in 2007 to combat New Zealand’s problem gambling issues. “Problem gambling remains a serious issue ... More >>
The FDA yesterday warned health care professionals about the dangers of methadone including cardio-toxicity, saying Prescribers' should read and carefully follow prescribing information. Methadone is a synthetic opiate commonly given to opiate addicts so ... More >>
The first annual report by the Office of the Director of Mental Health has been released today by the Ministry of Health. The publication provides a record of the work the office does and reports on some of the activities of District Inspectors of Mental ... More >>
Customs officers at Auckland International Airport have intercepted approximately 3.5 kilograms of cocaine, on its way to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. More >>
The Ministry of Health is moving to consolidate problem gambling services after a downturn in problem gamblers seeking help. Deputy Director-General Mental Health Dr Janice Wilson says that under usual circumstances any fall in the number of problem ... More >>
Corrections Minister and Associate Minister of Health Damien O'Connor today visited Auckland addiction services provider Odyssey House as part of his review of mental health treatment services across the justice sector. More >>
Suicide Facts: 2004–2005 data, prepared by the Ministry of Health was released today, by Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton, at the 4th National Suicide Prevention Symposium in Dunedin. There were 486 suicide deaths in 2004 compared with 517 in ... More >>
“Senior doctors working at Wanganui Hospital are upset about unfair and excessive allegations that their hospital is unsafe,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Reports by an ex-inmate that pure methamphetamine or 'P' is being openly smoked in the exercise yard at Mt. Eden Prison while guards stay in their offices shows just how ineffective the Corrections system has become, says National's Law & Order spokesman, ... More >>
Jim Anderton today congratulated the Christchurch City Council for confirming its decision to ban new gaming machines. More >>
"The Police Association are pleased to join with the Papatoetoe Neighbourhood Support Trust to launch 'Sophie's Story', a high-quality DVD and companion study guide that educates our young people on the dangers of methamphetamine/'P' and is aimed to help ... More >>
Almost 3000 people have voiced their support to Parliament on a petition for a Green Party private member's bill that seeks to allow the use of cannabis for medicinal reasons. More >>
Comments about Maori drug addiction this morning from Professor Doug Sellman, Director of the National Addiction Centre, unfortunately demonstrate how Maori are more likely to suffer from gross generalisations than other New Zealanders, Green Party Maori ... More >>
In my new book, The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of our Collective Psychosis , I point out that the underlying dynamic that is in-forming events in our world is to be found within the human psyche. As more of us are able to illumine, recognize ... More >>
The Labour-led government has taken a major step forward in safeguarding the rights of disabled and older New Zealanders who have entered into enduring power of attorney agreements with the introduction of a new Bill in Parliament today, Senior Citizens ... More >>
New Zealand First is alarmed at the high rate of substance abuse among Maori, and urges the Government to provide effective addiction services for this high need group. More >>
Half of all family businesses in New Zealand saw their stress levels increase or increase significantly over the past year, according to new research conducted by business and financial advisers Grant Thornton. More >>
Debbie Edwards from SkyCity called for a 25% reduction in funding available for problem gambling treatment providers in a hearing before the Gambling Commission this morning. More >>
National Party Internal Affairs spokeswoman Sandra Goudie says Damien O’Connor should say if his office is busy censoring the Health Ministry’s report into the overpayment of groups dealing with problem gamblers. More >>
The Kiwi PC is conducting a national social experiment in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. In the wake of the “Free Hugs” phenomenon, the real life controversial story of Juan Mann, Edward Swift, producer and front-man of The Kiwi PC, has set ... More >>
The last time we met , you were so upset with me I thought I might be headed to Guatanamo. But those of us in the psychiatric profession are used to momentary rages from clients when they're dealing with highly sensitive topics. So why did you ask ... More >>
Medical students face further fee increases with the announcement of the fee setting for 2007 by the University of Otago Council. Medical student fees will increase by 2.5% from $10,517 to $10,780. More >>
More than $13 million has been paid out by the Ministry of Health in the past financial year in untendered contracts, the National Party has revealed. More >>
National’s Associate Health spokesman (Mental Health), Dr Jonathan Coleman, says Michael Cullen has admitted that the decision to withhold some of the compensation awarded to claimants as a result of the inquiry into Lake Alice Hospital was made ... More >>
District Health Boards Threaten Medical Workforce Development In New Zealand: The Folly Of A ‘Health System In One Country’ Approach More >>
The goal of an ordinary life for disabled New Zealanders has taken an historic step forward with the closure of the last institution for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, Health Minister Pete Hodgson and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson ... More >>
With continuing reports of nursing and junior doctor shortages, it’s time the Government took action rather than call for more reports, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
The closure of all major institutions marks the end of a dark period in New Zealand's treatment of people with intellectual disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities will be celebrating the closure of Kimberley Centre at Parliament tomorrow. More >>
A huge jump in the number of people receiving subsidised medicines and a record number of prescriptions are recorded in PHARMAC’s 2006 Annual Report. More >>
Friends and family members lost to suicide will be remembered at a candlelighting ceremony in Grey Lynn on Sunday 19 November. More >>
What’s Up, the free telephone counselling service for five to 18 year olds, is looking forward to a grand night at the White Pages® Arts Charity Auction on 15 November thanks to the generosity of artists and of the staff from White Pages®. More >>
New Zealand’s First National Nutters Conference “Valuing the Experience of Madness” is being hosted in Napier later this month by the Lighthouse Trust. More >>
A new survey shows that most New Zealanders are sympathetic to people with experience of a mental illness and willing to have them as neighbours, workmates and friends. More >>
Te Papakupu o te Taitokerau describes ‘te aho tapu’ in the following way: 'Aho tapu ko te totoro o tona ringa tapu, to wehenga atu’. The sacred link to eternal life is through our out-stretched hands. More >>
Some classic pieces of music memorabilia helped raise $201,000 at a charity auction in Auckland last night for New Zealand’s sole music therapy centre. The most popular item at this year’s event was a Fender Telecaster guitar signed by all four of ... More >>
Some people will do anything to get their hands on the planet’s hottest next-generation gaming console – and this was demonstrated last night, when a mystery bidder at the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre fund-raising auction paid $7,500 for the ultimate ... More >>
New Zealand’s top health awards are undergoing an innovation of their own, with new categories for 2007. The changes to the 2007 New Zealand Health Innovation Awards reflect the growing popularity of the awards within the health and rehabilitation ... More >>
Video: Immunisation Advisory Centre doctors have slammed a Norwegian doco that portrays the MeNZB vaccine as unproven and unsafe. Dr Nikki Turner says the doco is dishonest. Why is the health profession so concerned about a foreign documentary? Scoop reports… More >>
National Party Internal Affairs spokeswoman Sandra Goudie says Damien O’Connor must release in full the Health Ministry’s report into the overpayment of groups dealing with problem gamblers. More >>
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