Psychology

Art’s healing power is an increasingly popular subject these days.

Last week the fatal shooting of U.S prison escapee and celebrity painter Richard W. Matt uncovered the lucrative culture of …
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SALLY WEBSTER discovers yet another layer of welfare related outrage was heaped on the British government yesterday. The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies issued a press release stating …
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As Doctor Marianna Obrist dons her lab coat each morning at Sussex University, a view of the gently rolling hills of England’s South Downs offering  a calm distraction, SALLY WEBSTER …
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If anything shows that people are desperate for a quiet and healing distraction from their frantic lives, it’s the frenzied buying of a meticulously executed colouring book that is purported …
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On hearing that Robert St Clinic psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald was breaking the boundaries of his quaint cottage clinic in Ellerslie, Auckland, to push ahead with an online therapy programme launch …
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Seven percent of adults suffer from the often crippling effects of Social Anxiety Disorder. This means they often fail to step outside their comfort zone to enjoy life and even …
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Caring for a ballooning population of elderly New Zealanders is one of this country’s biggest challenges and focuses largely on Auckland. This is not a new problem.

As colonial …
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IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD THESE DAYS. IT’S ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET ON CREDIT. THIS YEAR’S RECORD CREDIT DEBT FIGURES SHOW NEW ZEALANDERS ARE HAPPIER TO …
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