Mental Health

A multi-media toolkit aims to help reduce stigma and discrimination towards people with mental health and addiction issues, and reduce physical inequities in their healthcare, Paulette Crowley writes

Community pharmacists can now access free online training in mental health and addiction services paid for by the Ministry of Health

Staff sickness and shortages are taking their toll on the sector, with a Pharmacy Today online survey showing some businesses are reducing their hours, while morale is plummeting. Paulette Crowley reports 

Staff sickness and shortages are taking their toll on the sector, with a Pharmacy Today online survey showing some businesses are reducing their hours, while morale is plummeting. Paulette Crowley reports 

Everyone gets stressed from time to time, often in response to work or life changes. But unmanaged stress can turn into serious wear and tear on the mind and body. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to help overloaded patients

New Zealanders' mental wellbeing is declining with more people feeling lonely

A new study shows that cardiotoxicity is much higher in Māori men taking clozapine, which has implications for pharmacists monitoring some psychiatric patients, Paulette Crowley writes

MĀORI, ASIAN AND PACIFIC peoples
are far less likely to be prescribed antidepressants
than New Zealand Europeans.

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen traces the chequered history of kava, which is famous for its anti-anxiety and sleep-promoting properties

Māori, Asian and Pacific peoples are far less likely to be prescribed antidepressants than New Zealand Europeans