Mental Health

A forecasted surge in suicide rates due to the impacts of COVID-19, its associated restrictions and their secondary social, economic and personal consequences is not inevitable according to the President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Associate Professor John Allan.

Pharmacists, as well as dishing out lotions and potions to help physical ails, frequently dispense advice on the importance of practising self-care and good mental health. But sometimes taking your own advice can be a hard pill to swallow.  

Pharmacists, as well as dishing out lotions and potions to help physical ails, frequently dispense advice on the importance of practising self-care and good mental health. But sometimes taking your own advice can be a hard pill to swallow.  

A research team at The University of Auckland Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine is hoping to evaluate the mental health literacy of community pharmacists in New Zealand

The Ministry of Health should be making more use of pharmacists’ skills to help mental health patients, Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael says

Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin have been outlawed for decades, but there is growing international interest in their possible therapeutic benefits, especially in areas such as treating depression and addiction. New Zealand Doctor reporter Cliff Taylor looks at the evidence and finds local researchers keen to unlock the psychedelics’ potential

The Ministry of Health should be making more use of pharmacists’ skills to help mental health patients, Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael says

Depression in most cases is the by-product of long-term anxiety, a clinical psychologist told a seminar on mental health held last month by medicinal herb company Phytomed

Depression in most cases is the by-product of long-term anxiety, a clinical psychologist told a seminar on mental unwellness held last month by medicinal herb producer Phytomed

Emotions ran high at the Health Select Committee yesterday, with MPs grilling Medsafe and the Ministry of Health on a brand change to a generic antidepressant