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John Kirwan was one of the most devastating wingers New Zealand, and world, rugby had ever seen. A prominent and revered figure at the dawn of the professional age of rugby, he seemed to live a charmed life. But nobody knew, though, that behind closed doors 'JK' was living a life of torment. Afflicted with depression for many years - including those as a high-profile sportsman - Kirwan was able to survive by reaching out, seeking help from those closest to him.
All Blacks Don't Cry is John Kirwan's story of hope, of working through the pain and living a full life. It is a poignant, inspirational and helpful example for anybody battling depression.

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Am I depressed and what can I do about it?: A CBT self-help guide for teenagers experiencing low mood and depression

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Am I depressed and what can I do about it?: A CBT self-help guide for teenagers experiencing low mood and depression

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Depression is one of the most common mental health problems and is estimated to affect around 15% of people at some point during their life. Around 10% of teenagers are estimated to have an episode of depression and many more experience persistent low mood. This is a self-help guide based on current research and best practice for young people aged 13 to 17 who experience low mood and depression, and their friends, family and health professionals. The book adopts a narrative approach with graphic elements, incorporating case studies and including some interactive exercises. It provides an essential bridge for young people who have not yet asked for professional help as well as support for those who are waiting for treatment.

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Describes the causes and characteristics of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, and offers strategies for dealing with your own or others' anorexia.

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Birth control and protection: Options for teens

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Birth control and protection: Options for teens

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Explains reasons for using birth control to prevent pregnancy and disease; provides options for making a decision and getting help; and describes available choices, including condoms, diaphragms, birth control pills, and abstinence.

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The colour thief: A family's story of depression

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The colour thief: A family's story of depression

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The colour thief is a story about depression. Written by Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters, it recounts a child's experience of losing his father to depression. As the illness takes hold his father disappears into a world of pain and confusion taking with it the once colourful life they both shared. The boy fears that he is somehow to blame for his father's condition despite reassurances to the contrary. As the father seeks help a mere glint of colour reappears and with it hope that they can be full of colour once again.

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Coping with the psychological effects of illness: Strategies to manage anxiety and depression

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Coping with the psychological effects of illness: Strategies to manage anxiety and depression

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Sudden, severe ill health comes as a shock and presents several challenges, most notably, loss of confidence. This book looks at the learning curve involved in sudden and chronic illness, and explores key ways to build psychological resilience during this time of challenge.

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Dear diary, I'm pregnant: Ten real life stories

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Dear diary, I'm pregnant: Ten real life stories

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In poignant and insightful interviews, Annee Englander presents the voices of ten pregnant teens as they discuss their experiences and choices around motherhood, adoption and abortion. First published to critical acclaim in 1997, this new edition contains the original interviews as well as d material including a resources section. Presenting different points of view, Dear Diary, I'm Pregnant is a non-judgmental source of information for all teens that provides support and guidance for those who find themselves in this situation.

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In 1982, leading psychiatrist and TV presenter Anthony Clare interviewed Spike Milligan for the radio series

In The Psychiatrist's Chair, a show in which Clare led revealing interviews with a range of celebrities. He was so overwhelmed by Milligan's account of his forty years of depressive experiences that he knew he had found the person to help him illuminate and explore the mysterious and sometimes terrifying illness that is clinical depression.

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The disappearing girl: Learning the language of teenage depression

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The disappearing girl: Learning the language of teenage depression

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* Why silence reflects a girl's desperate wish for inclusion, not isolation
* Subtle differences between teen angst and problem behavior
* Vulnerabilities in dating, friendships, school, and families
* How, if untreated, girls will carry feelings of helplessness, anger, and depression into adulthood
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Gays and mental health: Fighting depression, saying no to suicide

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Gays and mental health: Fighting depression, saying no to suicide

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About depression and mental health.

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How to be happy: A memoir of love, sex and teenage confusion

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How to be happy: A memoir of love, sex and teenage confusion

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A funny, sad and serious memoir, How to Be Happy is David Burton's story of his turbulent life at high school and beyond. Feeling out of place and convinced that he is not normal, David has a rocky start. How to Be Happy tackles depression, friendship, sexual identity, suicide, academic pressure, love and adolescent confusion.

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This title explains what happens to your body and psyche when you become pregnant, and looks at safe sex. It tells a story of how a young person becomes and copes with being pregnant. Statistics and diagrams explain what is happening to the body at each stage. It provides positive advice.

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The nutters club: Helping nutters from the inside out

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The nutters club: Helping nutters from the inside out

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Mike King is in his own words a 'certified nut'. Every Sunday night Mike, and psychiatrist, Dr David Codyre host the hugely popular Nutters Club radio show on RadioLive. The show focuses on the life experience of a guest nut who shares their story to help others with mental health issues. ... And now for the book! It focuses on 11 people from different walks of life who talk about their life challenges.

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Stand by me: Helping your teen through tough times

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Stand by me: Helping your teen through tough times

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'I'm a dad and I'm scared.' Charting John Kirwan's experiences as a father, and incorporating voices of young people today, Stand By Me examines issues around teenage mental health, with a focus on depression and anxiety. It is intended as a useful guide for parents, caregivers and teachers - anyone concerned about the wellbeing of young people in their care.

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Finding yourself pregnant as a teenager is a scary thing. There are so many issues involved. Teen Pregnancy examines the fact that about one third of girls in the United States will get pregnant before the age of twenty. Teens share their own personal experiences to provide further insight on this issue.

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Trouble in my head: A young girl's fight with depression

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Trouble in my head: A young girl's fight with depression

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Mathilde Monaque developed severe depression when she was just 14. The eldest in a family of six and an exceptionally bright and gifted girl, the discovery shook her family to the core. With remarkable sensitivity and lucidity she describes her experience of depression, her days in the hospital, and her battle to conquer the disease. Mathilde's perspective as a sufferer of teenage depression is unique. Unlike adult depression which involves feelings of guilt, Mathilde describes teenage depression as a breaking down of certainties, the fear of being oneself, the fear of not loving and of not being loved. Adults and teenagers alike will find inspiration and insight in her touching and remarkable account.

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Health and wellness resource centre - GALE Cengage

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Health and wellness resource centre - GALE Cengage

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Anorexia nervosa
Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Body image
Bulimia nervosa
Depression
Dissociative disorders
Eating disorders
Gender dysphoria
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Paranoia
Schizophrenia
Stress
Teen pregnancy

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UXL encyclopedia of diseases and disorders

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UXL encyclopedia of diseases and disorders

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Diabetes may be a familiar word, although you may not understand the disease or its two different types. But the more you know about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of diabetes, the better equipped you will be to understand this disease. Clear, concise information breaks down the disease and the experience of having it, or relating to someone who has it. Be inspired by true stories from youths who have experienced diabetes in their own lives and and how the live with the condition.

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Database, web, and eBook resources for diabetes

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Database, web, and eBook resources for diabetes

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Health and wellness resource centre
GALE encyclopedia of children's health
GALE encyclopedia of diets
UXL encyclopedia of diseases and disorders

GALE encyclopedia of medicine:
Diabetes mellitus
Gestational diabetes
Diabetes insipidus

Ministry of Health

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Anticancer the Chinese way: Successful cases of nontoxic treatment

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Anticancer the Chinese way: Successful cases of nontoxic treatment

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Breakthrough: How one teen innovator is changing the world

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Breakthrough: How one teen innovator is changing the world

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A compelling and engaging memoir by globally renowned teen scientist Jack Andraka. Jack Andraka was just 15 when he invented an early detection test for three types of cancer. After a family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack began to research the subject. He learned that the lack of a rapid, low-cost early screening test contributed to the poor survival rate among individuals. While sitting in biology class, he hit upon an idea. Then he came up with a plan and budget to put his idea in motion. In 2012, working with the team at John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Jack created a test that can detect pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer in its earliest stages. It costs only three cents to run and has an accuracy rate higher than 90 per cent. Now, at 17, Jack is a renowned scientist. He has won numerous awards globally and speaks to packed audiences about his research, his story, and his ideas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education reform.

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How the modern world makes us mentally ill

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How the modern world makes us mentally ill

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Focus on healing: Holistic self-help for medical illness

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Focus on healing: Holistic self-help for medical illness

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'Focus on Healing' will be of interest to anyone with a personal of professional interest in natural health care, especially to those with long-term medical illness who are looking for practical guidance about self-help using mind-body methods and the holistic approach.

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Developing nations in the Pacific facing what's being labelled as the "world's greatest epidemic of obesity and diabetes" have the Western lifestyle they've adapted to thank, according to a health specialist from the UNDP.

With obesity rates at an all-time high of 75 per cent in island nations such as American Samoa, Nauru, Tonga, Samoa and French Polynesia, Pacific islanders are said to be "paying the price" for choosing to consume more imported foods from developed countries and adapt western cooking and unhealthy dishes, in place of the healthier Pacific diet, comprised of eating vegetables and seafood.

"It's a huge problem, but also a bit of a silent one," said Ferdinand Strobel, a health specialist with UNDP.

"Half the people who are suffering are not diagnosed because they are only diagnosed very late when they are displaying the worst symptoms."

Papua New Guinea is also facing the same 'health crisis'; unhealthy, cheap, imported meat products such as the favoured lamp flaps, is a cause for concern for health authorities.

Although Pacific nations do not make the annual "fattest nation" rankings due to the data being compiled for developed nations only by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, regional health experts say that the 10 'fattest countries' in the world today are all in the Pacific.

Fiji is struggling with a public health crisis from diabetes, at 'epidemic proportions' and reports state that 80 per cent of hospital beds are taken up by diabetic patients or people with symptoms of other non-communicable diseases, such as obesity.

According to a report by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade report, an amputation is carried out every 12 hours, due to diabetes.

Another contributing factor are the by-products of the global meat industry that would not be consumed by developed nations, but are being welcomed by the Pacific region with islanders all the more willing to consume them.

In a report published by the UNDP, WHO and UN Human Rights Commissioner, the links between nutrition, liberalisation and public health in selected Pacific nations were examined.

The report brought to light Samoa's attempts at banning the import by US corporations of turkey tails which contain 40 to 45 per cent fat. In 2007, amidst health concerns, the nation moved to ban the offcut meat import with four thousand tonnes being shipped into the country every year. However, US trade representatives had complained about the ban and in 2011, when Samoa joined the World Trade Organisation, it was forcefully made to forego the ban.

Under the free trade setup, these unhealthy meat by-products are finding their way to developing nations in the Pacific; this has paved the way for islanders to become reliant on imported foods.

Imported foods constitute half of total food consumption and Pacific governments, so far, have been unable to address this growing health problem; largely due to the failing management of public health and international trade regulations imposed on the nations.

"Products like turkey tails and mutton flaps that probably wouldn't be labelled as meat in our countries - that would say 'beware' on them - here they are labelled as meat and people put it in their food because it's cheap," said the UNDP health specialist.

Because of the types of food being imported into Pacific countries from developed nations, the Pacific is faced with a "time bomb" experts say.

"We live in an open market," said Strobel. "There are by-products of the meat industry in the rich world that no one wants to consume in the rich nations, but there are people in this region who are willing to consume it. In the free trade setup, these products find their way, through the market, to the poorer countries and people buy them."

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Cheap food imports causing diabetes and obesity in the Pacific

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Developing nations in the Pacific facing what's being labelled as the "world's greatest epidemic of obesity and diabetes" have the Western lifestyle they've adapted to thank, according to a health specialist from the UNDP.

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In this summer podcast series, each week the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB's Go to Health podcast will look at a different health issue. Today, it's the facts about vaccines, and why they're a medical miracle. Hosted by Frances Cook.

Personal choice is a beautiful thing. You should have the freedom to live the life that makes you happiest, even if it seems strange to other people.

But only if you're not hurting anyone else.

This is exactly the problem with the so-called "vaccination debate".

I'm a fan of vaccines because I'm a fan of facts. And the facts show vaccines are a safe and proven way to stop people suffering and dying from preventable diseases.

Even then, I wouldn't care about people leaving themselves open to these diseases if it was only about them. But there are people who can't be vaccinated, like the very young, very old, or people who have allergies.

If one of these people catches a disease like mumps, it's serious. Mumps leads to meningitis in one in 10 cases.

Or maybe measles. There have been several New Zealand outbreaks of this disease over the past few years, thanks partly to those who refuse vaccinations.

Measles can cause pneumonia, deafness, brain swelling and death.

People who can't be vaccinated rely on the rest of us being getting the jab so they don't die from a totally preventable disease. They don't have a choice.

You don't have the freedom to speed in your car, or drive while you're drunk, because you might hurt other people.

Choosing not to be vaccinated is the same unacceptable risk.

To help clear up the many myths out there, I called Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, director of research at the Immunisation Advisory Centre, and senior lecturer at Auckland University.

We talked about the misinformation that's out there, the truth behind it, and why there are serious consequences for people choosing not to be vaccinated.

For the full interview, listen to the podcast.

Don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. You can find Go to Health on the Apple podcasts app, or I Heart Radio.

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