Depression

Mental health is a little less intimidating to talk about if you can have a few laughs along the way, says the host of the interview podcast The Hilarious World of Depression. Video, Audio

Professor Edward Bullmore of Cambridge University talks about the evidence of a link between inflammation and depression. Video, Audio

Mental Health advocate Mike King is travelling from Bluff to Cape Reinga with seven others riding 50cc scooters. Along the way he's talking to young people about mental health in the "I am Hope Tour"… Audio

Johann Hari is a Scottish-born, London-raised journalist, columnist and author. He has written for numerous outlets including The New York Times, Le Monde, and The Guardian. He was a columnist for the… Audio

In July 2015, international student Rinku Deol walked into the office of his local MP, dowsed himself with petrol and threatened to set himself alight. The young Indian man claimed he was being… Audio

The government is making moves to ramp up mental health services in New Zealand schools. A pilot programme is being planned to bring counsellors into primary schools, and multidisciplinary mental… Audio

A new study by the world foodtball players' union has found a link between concussion and depression in former professional soccer players and other athletes. The study surveyed 576 former… Audio

When he was in his late 40s, anxiety and depression overwhelmed Wellingtonian Brent Williams and he walked away from his partner, four children and job. He tells the story of his journey back to the… Audio

Google is offering American users a screening test for depression. Victoria University psychology professor Marc Wilson says while it's a not a bad idea in principle, there are risks of misdiagnosis… Audio

In the west, the high value we place on happiness leads us to see sadness as a failure – and because sadness is inevitable we end up depressed, says social psychologist Brock Bastian. Audio

Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist who works as executive editor for The Huffington Post UK - the UK's third most-read digital website. Bell has also previously written for The Guardian, The… Audio

Doug and Wendy Avery came close to losing everything a few years ago. The farmers from Grassmere, in Marlborough, were hammered by drought for eight long years. Eventually Doug struggled to function… Video, Audio

Issues like unemployment, depression and high rates of youth suicide face ethnic youth in our regions. Youth also face barriers when trying to access social services. But now these youth are finding… Audio, Gallery

In the second episode of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets one of the minorities, Pakeha solo dad Warren. He tackles - with humour - co-parenting through two separations, a child with depression… Audio, Gallery

Lucy McSweeney, 21, took a petition to the steps of Parliament today calling for better mental health education in schools. Video, Audio

What happens when the reality of a situation doesn't match how it seems on the surface? Audio