Depression information
- New Zealand site aimed at helping youth understand depression - www.thelowdown.co.nz
- New Zealand site using John Kirwan to navigate you through various aspects of depression www.depression.org.nz
- Australian organisation providing information about depression to consumers, carers and health professionals – www.beyondblue.org.au
Depression and anxiety practical help
- Helpful podcasts on meditation and relaxation can be found at Computer assisted learning for the mind (CALM) - www.calm.auckland.ac.nz/index.html
- Extremely useful Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) workbooks on depression, anxiety, worrying, improving assertiveness, reducing procrastination and perfectionism can be found here – www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm
- John Kirwan provides a friendly enthusiastic guide through depression assisted by experts. Join the programme here - www.depression.org.nz
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic based at the Medical School of Massachusetts University. This is a great site to find research about mindfulness - www.umassmed.edu/content.aspx?id=41252
- Two clinicians in Auckland providing 8 week courses on mindfulness based stress reduction - www.mindfulnessauckland.co.nz
Positive psychology sites
- Martin Seligman’s sites (Author of “Authentic happiness” and founder of positive psychology) – www.authentichappiness.org & www.reflectivehappiness.com
- Barbara Fredrickson’s (Author of “positivity”) companion website – www.positivityratio.com
- The Positive Psychology Center Website – www.positivepsychology.org
- Random Acts of Kindness Foundation – www.actsofkindness.org
- Julie Norem’s The Positive Power of Negative Thinking: Using Defensive Pessimism to Harness Anxiety and Perform at Your Peak – www.defensivepessimism.com
- Interesting talks on positive psychology – www.ted.com Look up Martin Seligman, Dan Gilbert, Barry Schwartz, Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, Shawn Achor
Mental Health
- New Zealand Health Online: www.nzhealth.co.nz
- Mental Health Foundation: www.mentalhealth.org.nz
- For young people: www.headspace.org.nz
NZ Psychology sites
- The New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists - www.nzccp.co.nz
- The New Zealand Psychological Society - www.psychology.org.nz
- The New Zealand Psychologists Board - www.psychologistsboard.org.nz