The Poor Relation: Herbal and Traditional Medicine Approaches to Mental Health Management

Topics addressed:

• Prevalence and social impact of mental health problems.
• Lack of guidance in standard models of naturopathic theory, leading to reduced choice in severe mental health crises.
• Traditional (humoral) medicine profiles and the constitutional approach.
• The problems of insight and compliance.
• Botanical medicines and approaches based on traditional medicine categories: from managing triggers to addressing underlying disharmonies.
• Case studies.

Audience take-aways:

• Recognize and manage triggers.
• Understand the impact of individual constitution in mental health.
• Informed and practical advice giving.
• Know and understand how botanical remedies can help.
• Hope for families and individuals in the face of failing social care.

Biographical:

Peter has been in practice as a Naturopath for over 40 years.  He is an educator with nearly 30 years’ experience and is currently Course Director for CNM’s Herbal Medicine diploma pathway, and the College’s Academic Director.  He has a special interest in the specific research needs of natural medicine modalities and has written a well-received paper on research methodologies in Herbal Medicine. He is a published author, with two books on Iridology (Practical Iridology and The Mind’s Eye), one on Natural Healing, and a 4th soon to be published, The Medicine of Plants.

He is co-director with his wife Anji Jackson-Main of The Natural Centre, London and Cambridge UK. 

www.thenaturalcentre.com