Tours & Seminars - John Clarkson

A Journey Through The Brain Series 2010

A Basic Neuro-science Course for Mental Health Professionals

Understanding Addictions in the Modern World 2010

Understanding Addictions allows health professionals and others to learn about or update their existing knowledge of addictions. The course is presented to maximise audience interaction and participation.

Addictions seldom "live alone" but accompany disorder, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD or ADHD

Student/Parent Lectures - Relationships & the Brain

· Understanding the teenage brain

(What every parent should know!)

· Understanding relationships

(Success or failure!)

· Sex, love, happiness & depression

(What happens to our brain?)

Student/Parent Lectures - Addictions & the Brain

• The brain's response to addictions

(Neuroscience & brain imaging data)

• Lifestyle addictions

(Computers, mobile phones, sex, food, etc.)

• Substance abuse addictions

(Alcohol, nicotine, caffeine)

• Illicit drug addictions

(Marijuana, 'speed', 'ice', ecstasy)

• Audience question time

Mood Disorders - Understanding Depression in the Modern World

Despite a plethora of antidepressant medication and treatment modalities, statistics reflect increasing suicide, hospital admission rates and significant negative impact on society .

Uni-polar Depression, Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Postnatal Depression and Depression associated with Premenstrual Disorders