Chinese herbs for mental health
Canadian health professionals are promoting alternative therapies (including Chinese medicine) as treatments for mental illness:
“Most traditional treatments for mental health disorders involve prescribing psychotropic drugs,” explains Dr. Boodhoo. “While these drugs can be very effective in treating many psychiatric disorders, they unfortunately don’t work for everyone, and they are also prone to side effects. As medical practitioners, we’re looking at allopathic and alternative treatments to enable wellness for the whole person. ICAM gives conference-goers a wider scope of the interventions available for overcoming mental health problems.”
The conference is targeted towards family physicians, health care practitioners and individuals with a keen interest in alternative medicine or mental health solutions. The objective is that they will be made aware of current alternative interventions for mental health patients, future trends in the field and to raise awareness of concerns of legal and ethical issues in this field of practice.
“Medical professionals, as well as the general public, are more readily acknowledging that a focus on nutrition and mind/body medicine significantly improve mental health and overall well-being,” says Dr. Boodhoo. “And specific alternative therapies can do the same. For example, aromatherapy can assist with sleep and behavioural disorders in seniors with cognitive behaviour problems, electromagnetic waves can positively influence mood disorders and the use of herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine can complement the treatment of schizophrenia.”
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