The Prime Minister has given more details on what life in New Zealand will look like under Alert Level 3 – ahead […]
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Canterbury earthquakes and mental health – Expert Reaction
The Canterbury earthquakes had widespread adverse effects on mental health, according to a new review. University of Otago researchers reviewed […]
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Thai cave rescue: psychological effects – Expert Reaction
Five days since they were discovered in a cave in Thailand, the 12 young football players and their coach remain trapped, […]
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‘Tough on crime’ policies aren’t helping our prison system — In the News
Building new prisons won’t fix the problem with New Zealand’s justice system, instead, we need to focus on prevention and early […]
Continue readingCoping with disaster – Expert Q&A
Following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Kaikoura on Monday morning, people are likely to feel rattled especially during numerous aftershocks. […]
Continue readingLimits to brain scanning technology – Prof Donna Rose Addis
A proposal to test how reliable brain scans could be in detecting whether suspects knew anything about a crime goes […]
Continue readingNatural Health Bill a bitter pill – Julia Rucklidge
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, University of Canterbury Clinical psychologist Prof Julia Rucklidge outlines her concerns over legislation to control […]
Continue readingThe DSM-5 and redefining mental illnesses – experts respond
The latest edition of the manual defining criteria for mental illness is set to have a major impact on how […]
Continue readingNZ ‘truthiness’ research featured on Colbert Report
A New Zealand-led study investigating how images affect our belief in written statements has been featured on the news satire […]
Continue reading‘Text-speak’ more distracting – study
New research from the University of Canterbury has shown that reading text-speak – the abbreviated writing many of us use […]
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