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The trauma and resilience of Cantabrians in the wake of earthquakes has been the focus of research presented at a […]
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New Zealand has the highest female youth suicide rate in the OECD, but also shows high life satisfaction in international […]
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New Zealand’s youth suicide rate, while declining, is still one of the highest in the developed world, according to a […]
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New Zealand consistently ranks poorly in a variety of depression statistics, according to a new comparison of international data. The […]
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Continuing large aftershocks that shook Christchurch this week — the biggest a magnitude 6.3 quake — have caused significant damage […]
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The recent announcement from Catherine Zeta-Jones that she suffers from bipolar disorder has thrust the condition into the limelight. But […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Long relationships the key to health, study finds
Research carried out by University of Otago researchers has found that relationships of over 5 years – but not necessarily […]
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