Anxiety
An Anxious State
It's estimated one in four people in New Zealand will experience anxiety in their lifetime. Of those many thousands of people, just 30 per cent of cases will be diagnosed and only five per cent will… Audio
For Laughter’s Sake
We find out why laughter is important in our daily lives and meets a man who begged to be institutionalised before seeking alternative ways to heal from a lifetime of depression and bipolar. Audio
Parenting with Karen Witten
Professor of Public Health at Massey's SHORE and Whariki Research Centre Karen Witten is a co-author of Auckland-based study Kids in the City, which has found attachment-parenting is making children… Audio
Scott Stossel: surviving anxiety
Editor of The Atlantic, whose essay, Surviving Anxiety, is adapted from his new book My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind. Audio
Increase in pets being prescribed anti-depressants
Rhea Hurley, veterinarian with a specialist interest in dog behaviour and "Doggy Dan" Abdelnoor, dog and puppy training specialist. Audio
Anti-psychotic drugs
In her book "The Bitterest Pills", psychiatrist and academic Joanna Moncrieff expresses her concerns about how the number of prescriptions for anti-psychotic drugs has rocketed over the past decade. Audio
Anxiety and Phobias
Joseph Le Doux, Neil McNaughton, Phillip Baker and Marcia Read talk to Sonia Sly about phobias and anxiety in relation to our fears, and whether or not fear and anxiety is passed on in the womb. Audio
The Happiness Trap - Dr Russ Harris
Dr Russ Harris is the author of The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling Start Living. Starting off as a GP with a growing interest in mindfulness, Russ Harris has gone on to become an expert in the field… Audio
Ideas for 2 August 2009
This week Chris talks to Canadian journalist and author Dan Gardner. Audio