Beyond the Prescription Pad: Practical Applications of the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship Integrative & Functional Medicine

Beyond the Prescription Pad: Practical Applications of the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship

By Josh Habansky, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC When I began the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship, I was eager to expand my clinical toolbox and approach mental health…

Psychiatry Redefined01/05/2025

Lithium & Autism: Emerging Insights from Research and Relevance to Psychiatry Redefined Nutritional Lithium

Lithium & Autism: Emerging Insights from Research and Relevance to Psychiatry Redefined

A Landmark Lithium Study and Its Implications for ASD A recent animal study published in Neuroscience News has brought attention to lithium’s potential in modulating behaviors associated…

Psychiatry Redefined01/03/2025

Diet & Depression: An Often-Overlooked Connection DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Diet & Depression: An Often-Overlooked Connection

In psychiatry, we often fail to ask our patients a simple but profoundly important question: "What are you eating?" Yet, evidence continues to mount that…

Psychiatry Redefined01/02/2025

Ultra-Processed Foods: A Catalyst for Addiction & Recovery? AddictionGut-Brain Connection

Ultra-Processed Foods: A Catalyst for Addiction & Recovery?

The old adage about snack foods—“you can’t eat just one”—turns out to be more accurate than we ever imagined. Acknowledging Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Reading the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/02/2024

The Crucial Link Between Testosterone and Depression: Why It Matters for Both Men and Women Depression

The Crucial Link Between Testosterone and Depression: Why It Matters for Both Men and Women

When treating patients who are struggling with depression, it can be critical to identify and address the root causes that are contributing to their symptoms.…

Psychiatry Redefined11/28/2024

Homocysteine & Mental Health: A Test With Powerful Insights Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Homocysteine & Mental Health: A Test With Powerful Insights

As a clinician, you're always looking for ways to better understand and address the root causes of your patients' mental health challenges. In the world…

James Greenblatt, MD11/26/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Brief History Depression

Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Brief History

Antidepressant Withdrawal A Brief History The newest generation of antidepressant medications was heralded as a breakthrough in depression treatment when Prozac was introduced in 1988.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/26/2024

N-Acetylcysteine and Mental Health Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

N-Acetylcysteine and Mental Health

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a form of the amino acid cysteine that is often used as a nutritional supplement. Cysteine is considered a conditionally essential amino…

James Greenblatt, MD11/14/2024

Running on Empty: Subclinical Thiamine Deficiency is Common and Causes Depression Depression

Running on Empty: Subclinical Thiamine Deficiency is Common and Causes Depression

article by Michelle T. To, MD There’s been a lot of talk about the importance of vitamin B6, B12, and folate for mental health. Although…

Psychiatry Redefined11/13/2024

The Importance of Iron in ADHD: A Functional Psychiatry Perspective ADHD

The Importance of Iron in ADHD: A Functional Psychiatry Perspective

ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. Depending on the specific subtype, individuals with ADHD can…

James Greenblatt, MD10/26/2024

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Original article published in Psychiatric Times.Our model for treating anorexia nervosa (Anorexia Nervosa) is broken. Treatments are so poorly effective that it has been labeled…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2024

Functional Medicine is Changing the Way Therapists Treat OCD Patients Nutritional & Metabolic PsychiatryOCD

Functional Medicine is Changing the Way Therapists Treat OCD Patients

When it comes to treating OCD, therapists are often the unsung heroes on the front lines. Unlike psychiatrists or other providers who might see a…

James Greenblatt, MD10/21/2024

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Rethinking Lithium Treatment Lithium has long remained at the forefront of effective treatments for bipolar disorder.1 However, due to…

James Greenblatt, MD10/20/2024

What is Functional Medicine for ADHD? ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What is Functional Medicine for ADHD?

Imagine sitting in class, staring at the math problem in front of you, but no matter how hard you try, your mind keeps drifting off…

James Greenblatt, MD10/19/2024

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Revisiting Vitamin D in Psychiatry Of the many researched integrative medicine interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2024

Exploring OPCs as a Safe, Effective Alternative for ADHD ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Exploring OPCs as a Safe, Effective Alternative for ADHD

For many living with ADHD, focusing on even the simplest task can feel like trying to catch smoke with your hands—it’s frustrating and impossible to…

James Greenblatt, MD10/17/2024

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2024

It’s Time to Prioritize Nutrition in Medical Education Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

It’s Time to Prioritize Nutrition in Medical Education

It’s Time to Give Nutrition Its Proper Place in Medical Education We all know the importance of a healthy diet. Eat your veggies, cut back…

James Greenblatt, MD09/30/2024

Curcumin: A Potent Ally in Functional Psychiatry DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Curcumin: A Potent Ally in Functional Psychiatry

Curcumin is a go-to herbal supplement for integrative and functional medicine providers due to its broad spectrum of well-studied health benefits. Traditionally used in Ayurvedic…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2024

The New Hope Model: Disordered Eating & The Restoration of Brain Health Binge-Eating

The New Hope Model: Disordered Eating & The Restoration of Brain Health

Throughout many decades of working with thousands of patients who are struggling with eating disorders, my research has proven time and time again that disordered…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2024

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry AnxietyDepression

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry

Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC As a functional psychiatric nurse practitioner, inositol is one of my favorite supplements to recommend to patients. It is…

Psychiatry Redefined08/30/2024

Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry

Original article: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/integrative-medicine-in-psychiatry Since the introduction of chlorpromazine in 1954, pharmaceutical approaches have been the mainstay treatment for mental health conditions. And although these agents are…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2024

Precision Medicine in Anorexia Nervosa: A New Approach to Treatment Anorexia Nervosa

Precision Medicine in Anorexia Nervosa: A New Approach to Treatment

In the realm of eating disorder treatment, much of the focus has predominantly concentrated on caloric intake and weight restoration. While attaining metabolic stability and…

James Greenblatt, MD08/21/2024

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical causes. Having worked in the field of eating disorders…

James Greenblatt, MD08/19/2024

The Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating ADHDBinge-Eating

The Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating

While it doesn’t often receive a lot of attention, obesity is a common comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An analysis from 2024 found that having…

James Greenblatt, MD08/06/2024

5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating Binge-EatingEating Disorders

5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating

With all the excitement over weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, it’s become increasingly obvious that there are important biochemical mechanisms that influence appetite. These…

James Greenblatt, MD08/05/2024

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineOCD

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach

Introduction to NAC and OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a challenging mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Individuals with OCD struggle with…

James Greenblatt, MD07/17/2024

Low Hanging Fruit: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Low Hanging Fruit: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Functional Psychiatry

Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Participating in the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship has been a transformative experience, not only in terms…

Psychiatry Redefined06/26/2024

Are We Gender-Biased When Diagnosing and Treating ADHD? ADHD

Are We Gender-Biased When Diagnosing and Treating ADHD?

Who do you picture when you think of someone with ADHD? If you’re like most of us, your first thought is probably of a hyperactive,…

James Greenblatt, MD06/11/2024

Suicide Prevention Redefined: New Opportunities for Saving Lives DepressionSuicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention Redefined: New Opportunities for Saving Lives

By the time you finish reading this article, a person somewhere in America will have committed suicide. If you read this article again a year…

James Greenblatt, MD05/27/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Antidepressant Withdrawal

A Functional Medicine Approach to Antidepressant Withdrawal Second generation antidepressant medications, including fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft) and venlafaxine (Effexor)  are widely…

James Greenblatt, MD05/11/2024

Finding My Footing in Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional Medicine

Finding My Footing in Functional Psychiatry

Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Even before completing my graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner program, I knew I wanted to move…

Psychiatry Redefined05/10/2024

Borderline Personality Disorder and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Infections & InflammationNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Borderline Personality Disorder and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Want to learn a more effective approach for treating borderline personality disorder? Attend our upcoming FREE webinar, Borderline Personality Disorder Redefined, led by Dr. James…

James Greenblatt, MD04/18/2024

New Study Finds Rates of ADHD Increased in US: Why Do Rates Keep Rising? ADHD

New Study Finds Rates of ADHD Increased in US: Why Do Rates Keep Rising?

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics outlines the latest survey data around attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in the United States (Reuben…

James Greenblatt, MD03/28/2024

Unveiling the Complexity of Depression: Moving Beyond the Serotonin Hypothesis Depression

Unveiling the Complexity of Depression: Moving Beyond the Serotonin Hypothesis

For decades, the narrative surrounding depression has centered on "chemical imbalances" in the brain. When the first antidepressants were discovered, it was unknown how they…

James Greenblatt, MD03/27/2024

The Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Confused about the sea of conflicting information around fish oil's health benefits? You're not alone. One minute, it's hailed as the holy grail for heart…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2024

Is Excess Copper Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms? ADHD

Is Excess Copper Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms?

The trace minerals copper and zinc must be in balance. Frequently, in children with ADHD, they are not. A Potential Source of Toxic Copper Exposure:…

James Greenblatt, MD02/12/2024

How to Support Your Patients’ Spirituality Integrative & Functional Medicine

How to Support Your Patients’ Spirituality

Whole-person care for your patient includes caring for their mind, emotions, and body. It also includes caring for their spirit. Spirituality is “the way individuals…

James Greenblatt, MD02/08/2024

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N? ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N?

There’s the green pill and the blue pill—and they’re both very potent. “N” stands for nature—and I’m hardly the first person to suggest that spending…

James Greenblatt, MD01/26/2024

Lithium and Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium and Dementia

Nearly six million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, and levels are projected to increase (AA 2023). It's estimated that one…

James Greenblatt, MD01/06/2024

The Connections Between Wheat, Celiac Disease and Mental Health Infections & InflammationNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Connections Between Wheat, Celiac Disease and Mental Health

The research on the relationship between the gut and the brain continues to find startling connections and correlations. One condition not often considered as having…

James Greenblatt, MD12/26/2023

The Mind In Flames: Inflammation’s Surprising Role in Mental Health Infections & InflammationNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Mind In Flames: Inflammation’s Surprising Role in Mental Health

New research continues to reveal a powerful link between chronic inflammation and mental health problems. A recent meta-analysis linked depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder…

James Greenblatt, MD12/22/2023

How to Get Started with Integrative Psychiatry FeaturedIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How to Get Started with Integrative Psychiatry

The traditional model of prescribing medication first, on trial and error has not been sufficient in our current treatment of mental illness. The rates of…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2023

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health Bipolar DisorderDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health

Imagine decreasing depression symptoms in patients by one-third, or achieving large improvements in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder without using antidepressant medications or mood stabilizers. Results like…

James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2023

Fish Oil and Mental Health: A Quality Product Provides the Best Results Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Fish Oil and Mental Health: A Quality Product Provides the Best Results

Most health-care providers have heard of using omega-3 fatty acids, or fish oil, for supporting mental health. However, if you prescribe fish oil to your…

James Greenblatt, MD12/13/2023

“The Tomato Effect”: Why Nutritional Therapies are Rejected by Mainstream Medicine FeaturedNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

“The Tomato Effect”: Why Nutritional Therapies are Rejected by Mainstream Medicine

“The Tomato Effect”: Why Nutritional Therapies Are Rejected By Mainstream Medicine—And What We’re Doing About It The medical community has been slow to adopt targeted…

James Greenblatt, MD12/05/2023

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine AnxietyDepressionNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is the future of modern psychiatry. At Psychiatry Redefined, we’ve already been training health-care providers in a precision, whole-person treatment approach – far…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2023

Checklist Medicine: Has Psychiatry Gone Too Far? Integrative & Functional Medicine

Checklist Medicine: Has Psychiatry Gone Too Far?

Psychiatry Redefined was founded on the understanding that numerous quantifiable genetic and biochemical components underlie mental illness. For many years, research has been building that…

James Greenblatt, MD11/22/2023

Heal the GI Microbiome to Improve Mental Health Gut-Brain Connection

Heal the GI Microbiome to Improve Mental Health

The Gastrointestinal Microbiome Should be a Consideration in  any Mental Health Treatment Plan Have you noticed how many patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and…

James Greenblatt, MD11/17/2023

Unraveling the Causes of Long COVID Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Unraveling the Causes of Long COVID

Long COVD can be devastating for those it affects. Symptoms typically include fatigue, brain fog and memory problems that worsen after physical or mental exertion.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/16/2023

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease

One of the more important—and often overlooked—nutrients for brain health is vitamin D. In my own experience with thousands of patients, optimizing vitamin D levels…

James Greenblatt, MD11/14/2023

Identify Root Causes of Mental Illness with Lab Diagnostics Infections & InflammationIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Identify Root Causes of Mental Illness with Lab Diagnostics

Laboratory Diagnostics and Functional Psychiatry If you are frustrated from leaning on the same toolbox of medications and therapies that mostly just provide symptom management,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/05/2023

Expand Your Practice with Metabolic & Nutritional Psychiatry DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Expand Your Practice with Metabolic & Nutritional Psychiatry

Metabolic Psychiatry Research has clearly linked mental health with physical health. And the latest findings in metabolic psychiatry help highlight the connection. Improving metabolism by…

James Greenblatt, MD10/30/2023

A Tale of Two Conferences Integrative & Functional Medicine

A Tale of Two Conferences

I was at a mental health conference in Chicago two weeks ago. At the conference, there was a wide variety of specialists touting innovations in…

James Greenblatt, MD10/30/2023

Practical Training & Mentoring to Advance Patient Care Integrative & Functional Medicine

Practical Training & Mentoring to Advance Patient Care

Functional and integrative medicine for mental health can profoundly improve outcomes. And we should know, as we’ve been using and educating on these methods for…

James Greenblatt, MD10/27/2023

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy DepressionGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy

Therapeutic ketosis is not just a diet, but a powerful treatment tool for some of the most challenging mental illnesses.  The Ketogenic Diet and Ketosis…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2023

The Link Between Mold and Mental Health Infections & InflammationIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The Link Between Mold and Mental Health

“Research has increasingly shown that toxic mold is much more dangerous than was previously recognized.”    A recent University of Texas study on 10,000 participants…

James Greenblatt, MD10/16/2023

Using the Power of Genetics to Transform Psychiatric Treatment Integrative & Functional Medicine

Using the Power of Genetics to Transform Psychiatric Treatment

One of the miracles of life is that no two humans are the same, although we inherit many traits from our ancestry. These traits have…

James Greenblatt, MD10/13/2023

Precision Medicine and Mental Health Care Integrative & Functional Medicine

Precision Medicine and Mental Health Care

Precision medicine is rapidly transforming current medical practices. As a treatment approach, precision medicine typically uses genetic testing to better understand a patient’s medical condition.…

James Greenblatt, MD10/04/2023

Artificial Intelligence and Modern Medicine Featured

Artificial Intelligence and Modern Medicine

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having its breakout moment. Recently, AI tools have become available for creating images, videos, essays, and content on virtually any topic,…

James Greenblatt, MD09/28/2023

Unraveling the Connection Between Lyme Disease and Mental Health Infections & Inflammation

Unraveling the Connection Between Lyme Disease and Mental Health

Lyme disease, caused by stealth bacteria usually transmitted through tick bites, can wreak havoc on the body and mind. Like a series of robbers can…

James Greenblatt, MD09/21/2023

Elevate Your Practice with Functional Medicine Integrative & Functional Medicine

Elevate Your Practice with Functional Medicine

Fewer and fewer doctors are choosing to specialize in psychiatry these days. One obvious reason is the poor efficacy of standard treatments. We become health-care…

James Greenblatt, MD09/18/2023

Nutrition is Not Alternative Medicine Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutrition is Not Alternative Medicine

While the foundational importance of nutrition is typically acknowledged by physicians and the media, nutrition is still not the focus of most medical care. Considering…

James Greenblatt, MD09/12/2023

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders ADHDEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders

ADHD and Mental Health Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the United States. The diagnosis…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2023

Rapid Relief of Suicidal Ideation with Vitamin B Nutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Rapid Relief of Suicidal Ideation with Vitamin B

With suicide rates continuing to climb, the challenges around suicide prevention often seem insurmountable. Yet research, clinical experience and case studies highlight how suicide is…

James Greenblatt, MD08/24/2023

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment

In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Jillian Weinberger recalls the fear she felt when she was told by the ultrasound…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2023

Psychedelics and Mental Health Integrative & Functional Medicine

Psychedelics and Mental Health

Psychedelics: The Next Panacea? Psychedelics are the latest in a long line of treatments that are being touted as game-changing solutions for mental illness. While…

James Greenblatt, MD08/01/2023

Understanding Our Patients’ Biochemical Individuality Infections & InflammationNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Understanding Our Patients’ Biochemical Individuality

While we typically want things to be simple and straightforward, our patients come to us with unique histories, biochemistries and genetics. Understanding these unique traits…

James Greenblatt, MD06/28/2023

Celiac Disease’s Impact on the Brain Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Celiac Disease’s Impact on the Brain

Celiac disease is often described as an inflammatory gastrointestinal condition caused by a reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other related grains,…

James Greenblatt, MD06/22/2023

Lost in the Storm: The Youth Mental Health Crisis Child & Adolescent PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Lost in the Storm: The Youth Mental Health Crisis

Rates of childhood mental illness and related concerns have been rising for years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents were hit exceptionally hard. While major…

James Greenblatt, MD06/15/2023

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression

For any mental health condition, it is always worth stepping back and taking a functional view of what could be underlying a patient’s symptoms. One…

James Greenblatt, MD06/14/2023

Is There a Link Between Infections and Mental Illness? Child & Adolescent PsychiatryInfections & Inflammation

Is There a Link Between Infections and Mental Illness?

How Chronic Infections Affect Mental Health One of the most commonly overlooked components of mental health are chronic infections. While research clearly implicates infections as…

James Greenblatt, MD06/09/2023

Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment: Impact of Cholesterol and Omega-3s Infections & InflammationNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment: Impact of Cholesterol and Omega-3s

All too often, mainstream psychiatry focuses almost solely on medication management,  ignoring the evaluation and treatment of physiological factors that underlie and contribute to mental…

James Greenblatt, MD05/24/2023

Nutritional Psychiatry: The Link Between Diet and Mental Health Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry: The Link Between Diet and Mental Health

When I first started medical school, I was convinced that I could cure all of mankind’s ills with brown rice and kale. And while I…

James Greenblatt, MD05/22/2023

Celiac Disease and Mental Health Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Celiac Disease and Mental Health

In all my years of practicing medicine, it’s become increasingly clear that you can’t treat the mind without treating the body. Physical health and mental…

James Greenblatt, MD05/22/2023

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia? Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia?

Some medical conditions are so feared and widespread that a diagnosis can devastate individuals and families. The distress and dread caused by a diagnosis of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/19/2023

Awareness Isn’t Enough: Suicide Rates and the Failure of Mainstream Mental Health Care Infections & InflammationSuicide Prevention

Awareness Isn’t Enough: Suicide Rates and the Failure of Mainstream Mental Health Care

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Awareness is good, but it isn’t enough. Awareness alone doesn’t translate into action or prevention of suicide. It’s time…

James Greenblatt, MD05/09/2023

Why I Practice Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional Medicine

Why I Practice Functional Psychiatry

Functional Psychiatry: A Personalized Approach to Mental Health As a Functional Psychiatrist, I apply fundamental concepts of Functional Medicine to a mental health practice. As…

James Greenblatt, MD05/01/2023

A Nurse Practitioner’s Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship Experience Integrative & Functional Medicine

A Nurse Practitioner’s Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship Experience

Annie Grummel Ward, PMHNP, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who has been in private practice in Portland, OR since 2004. Annie offers…

Psychiatry Redefined04/27/2023

Lithium and Autism: Does A Recent Study Suggest a Potential Link? Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and Autism: Does A Recent Study Suggest a Potential Link?

Autism rates have been increasing at a disturbing clip and scientists still don’t have a firm understanding of the causes or contributing factors that lead…

James Greenblatt, MD04/25/2023

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves

It is great to shine the spotlight on Anorexia Nervosa, highlighted this week by The New York Times. The article focused on the science and the…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2023

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry?

Can a change in diet cure depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia? Some of the latest research suggests the answer is YES! - - - A Metabolic…

James Greenblatt, MD04/20/2023

The Need for More Training Programs in Functional Medicine for Mental Health Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Need for More Training Programs in Functional Medicine for Mental Health

The Current State of Mental Health Care When patients seek standard care for depression or other mental health conditions, only between 55% and 75% feel…

James Greenblatt, MD04/18/2023

Nutritional Risk Factors in Suicide: How Vitamin D Can Help Nutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Nutritional Risk Factors in Suicide: How Vitamin D Can Help

"We cannot deny the role of Vitamin D, serotonin synthesis and suicide risk. This is a critical article supporting the powerful and important role of…

Psychiatry Redefined04/05/2023

What is Integrative Medicine? Integrative & Functional Medicine

What is Integrative Medicine?

What is Integrative Medicine? Integrative medicine is a healthcare model that blends conventional medical disease state treatment with complementary, whole-person-focused treatment. Integrative medicine essentially “integrates”…

Psychiatry Redefined03/27/2023

Teenage Mental Health Crisis DepressionSuicide Prevention

Teenage Mental Health Crisis

Dear friends, Psychiatry Redefined was created to address the deficiencies in mainstream psychiatry’s standard approach to treatment. More than ever, the latest CDC survey on…

James Greenblatt, MD02/21/2023

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD02/07/2023

Anorexia and Malnutrition: Malorexia – Redefined for the Modern Age Anorexia NervosaNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Anorexia and Malnutrition: Malorexia – Redefined for the Modern Age

Anorexia is not simply “a desire to be thin” taken to the extreme. It is a complex, multi-faceted disorder with physical, mental, social, nutritional, and…

James Greenblatt, MD02/06/2023

Lithium for Irritability Related to Autism Nutritional Lithium

Lithium for Irritability Related to Autism

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD or, commonly, “autism”) are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impaired communication, challenges with social interactions and social cue processing, and repetitive behaviors.1…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2023

Lithium & Depression DepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Depression

Lithium has been used medicinally since the days of Ancient Greece, and over much of the last century it has enjoyed a prominent position within…

James Greenblatt, MD01/11/2023

Lithium Side Effects Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Side Effects

As the Renaissance physician Paracelsus famously wrote, “All things are poison / and nothing is without poison / the dosage alone makes it so a…

James Greenblatt, MD01/10/2023

Lithium Dosing Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Dosing

Despite being one of the oldest elements in the known universe, lithium remains, to this day, shrouded in mystery. What is lithium? Is it a…

James Greenblatt, MD01/09/2023

Alcoholism, Vitamin B3 & the Future of Psychiatry AddictionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Alcoholism, Vitamin B3 & the Future of Psychiatry

Bill Wilson and Niacin Therapy It is worth noting that when Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was asked what he would like…

James Greenblatt, MD01/05/2023

The Revolution of Modern Psychiatry: A Call to Action Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Revolution of Modern Psychiatry: A Call to Action

Join the Revolution of Modern Psychiatry: A Call-to-Action for All Mental Health Clinicians  Are current psychiatric medications not working for your patients? Are you ready…

James Greenblatt, MD12/29/2022

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease  Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease 

Every four seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Worldwide, an estimated 35.6 million people already live with a form of this neurodegenerative disorder, and…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2022

Why Mental Health Professionals Need More Functional Medicine Training Integrative & Functional Medicine

Why Mental Health Professionals Need More Functional Medicine Training

Our current mental health care system isn't addressing patient needs and concerns. Of patients seeking standard care for depression or other mental health conditions, only…

James Greenblatt, MD12/02/2022

Medical Myths: From 64 Ounces of Water Per Day to “Healthy” Low Cholesterol Nutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Medical Myths: From 64 Ounces of Water Per Day to “Healthy” Low Cholesterol

I started Psychiatry Redefined in an effort to address the challenges present in mainstream psychiatry’s approach to patient care. Considering the poor efficacy of a…

James Greenblatt, MD11/18/2022

Suicide Prevention Beyond Lithium: A Role for Folate? Nutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention Beyond Lithium: A Role for Folate?

I started Psychiatry Redefined because present challenges and obstacles in our current medical approach to mental health care. Treating patients with a one-size-fits-all, medication-based strategy…

James Greenblatt, MD11/17/2022

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome? AnxietyDepression

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome?

Decades of reporting by patients, small studies, and large surveys have shown that antidepressant withdrawal is indeed a real risk factor for taking the medicine,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2022

Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Depression DepressionInfections & Inflammation

Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Depression

Psychiatry Redefined began as an effort to address the deficiencies in modern psychiatry’s approach to mental health care. Treating patients with medications based almost exclusively on an…

James Greenblatt, MD11/08/2022

The Importance of Iron in ADHD: A Functional Psychiatry Perspective ADHD

The Importance of Iron in ADHD: A Functional Psychiatry Perspective

ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. Depending on the specific subtype, individuals with ADHD can…

James Greenblatt, MD10/26/2024

What is Functional Medicine for ADHD? ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What is Functional Medicine for ADHD?

Imagine sitting in class, staring at the math problem in front of you, but no matter how hard you try, your mind keeps drifting off…

James Greenblatt, MD10/19/2024

Exploring OPCs as a Safe, Effective Alternative for ADHD ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Exploring OPCs as a Safe, Effective Alternative for ADHD

For many living with ADHD, focusing on even the simplest task can feel like trying to catch smoke with your hands—it’s frustrating and impossible to…

James Greenblatt, MD10/17/2024

The Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating ADHDBinge-Eating

The Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating

While it doesn’t often receive a lot of attention, obesity is a common comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An analysis from 2024 found that having…

James Greenblatt, MD08/06/2024

Are We Gender-Biased When Diagnosing and Treating ADHD? ADHD

Are We Gender-Biased When Diagnosing and Treating ADHD?

Who do you picture when you think of someone with ADHD? If you’re like most of us, your first thought is probably of a hyperactive,…

James Greenblatt, MD06/11/2024

New Study Finds Rates of ADHD Increased in US: Why Do Rates Keep Rising? ADHD

New Study Finds Rates of ADHD Increased in US: Why Do Rates Keep Rising?

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics outlines the latest survey data around attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in the United States (Reuben…

James Greenblatt, MD03/28/2024

Is Excess Copper Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms? ADHD

Is Excess Copper Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms?

The trace minerals copper and zinc must be in balance. Frequently, in children with ADHD, they are not. A Potential Source of Toxic Copper Exposure:…

James Greenblatt, MD02/12/2024

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N? ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N?

There’s the green pill and the blue pill—and they’re both very potent. “N” stands for nature—and I’m hardly the first person to suggest that spending…

James Greenblatt, MD01/26/2024

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders ADHDEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders

ADHD and Mental Health Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the United States. The diagnosis…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2023

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders? ADHDBinge-EatingEating Disorders

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders?

ADHD on the Rise ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the U.S. The diagnosis rate…

James Greenblatt, MD02/15/2022

A Functional Medicine Approach to ADHD: Using OPCs ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

A Functional Medicine Approach to ADHD: Using OPCs

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt There is a growing body of unequivocal empirical evidence that validates ADHD as a neurologic, brain-based disorder, represented…

James Greenblatt, MD08/20/2021

OPCs for the Treatment of ADHD: A Functional Medicine Approach ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

OPCs for the Treatment of ADHD: A Functional Medicine Approach

By James Greenblatt, MD, Jennifer Dimino, Winnie T. Lee It was 1534, and the crew of French explorer Jacques Cartier were in trouble. They had…

James Greenblatt, MD04/05/2020

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part II ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part II

Magnesium Deficiency In part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of correcting trace mineral imbalances of copper and zinc to reduce behavioral symptoms…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part I ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part I

Zinc Deficiency & Copper Excess in ADHD Patients What if there was a safe, effective, inexpensive, and simple way to help treat one of the…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics ADHDAnxietyChild & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics

Nutrient Advice from Dr. James Greenblatt An interview with ACN (Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy) Latitudes   Thank you for offering to share your expertise with…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2018

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children ADHDGut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children

There are many underlying causes of ADHD including genetic, neurological, environmental, and nutritional influences. Nutritional factors are often overlooked, yet imbalances of many minerals are…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2018

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Upward Trend of ADHD Diagnoses Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. An estimated 6.4…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2018

Lithium and Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium and Dementia

Nearly six million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, and levels are projected to increase (AA 2023). It's estimated that one…

James Greenblatt, MD01/06/2024

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease

One of the more important—and often overlooked—nutrients for brain health is vitamin D. In my own experience with thousands of patients, optimizing vitamin D levels…

James Greenblatt, MD11/14/2023

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia? Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia?

Some medical conditions are so feared and widespread that a diagnosis can devastate individuals and families. The distress and dread caused by a diagnosis of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/19/2023

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease  Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease 

Every four seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Worldwide, an estimated 35.6 million people already live with a form of this neurodegenerative disorder, and…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2022

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment

For the last few decades, research has been building that shows lithium may be a disease-modifying treatment and preventative agent for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.…

James Greenblatt, MD04/06/2022

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet Alzheimer's & DementiaGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, officially the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (CDC 2022). And rates are…

James Greenblatt, MD02/28/2022

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health – What Does the Research Say? Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySchizophrenia & Psychosis

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health – What Does the Research Say?

What is the Ketogenic Diet? Ketosis is a state where the body is forced to rely on fat rather than carbohydrates for energy production. Think…

James Greenblatt, MD01/31/2022

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt Dear friends, Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a devastating illness. And the latest research…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2021

Alzheimer’s: A Biological Model of Prevention – Finally! Alzheimer's & DementiaInfections & Inflammation

Alzheimer’s: A Biological Model of Prevention – Finally!

Alzheimer’s: A Biological Model of Prevention – Finally! (Part 1) Dr. James Greenblatt News media are replete with alarming statistics about the current and future…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Why Lithium Should Be Part of the Alzheimer’s Solution Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Why Lithium Should Be Part of the Alzheimer’s Solution

There are certain medical conditions we all fear because of their devastating symptoms and the huge numbers of people they affect. They deserve major public…

James Greenblatt, MD01/24/2019

A Functional Medicine Approach for Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's & DementiaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

A Functional Medicine Approach for Alzheimer’s

We pour billions of dollars into medical research on specific diseases each and every year. But, sometimes, despite all of that time and all of…

James Greenblatt, MD12/20/2018

Lithium in Drinking Water May Reduce Incidence of Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium in Drinking Water May Reduce Incidence of Dementia

In psychiatry it has been well-documented that lithium has brain-protecting results when used at highly concentrated therapeutic doses. Pharmaceutical lithium (600-1200mg) has long been considered…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2017

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Original article published in Psychiatric Times.Our model for treating anorexia nervosa (Anorexia Nervosa) is broken. Treatments are so poorly effective that it has been labeled…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2024

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2024

Precision Medicine in Anorexia Nervosa: A New Approach to Treatment Anorexia Nervosa

Precision Medicine in Anorexia Nervosa: A New Approach to Treatment

In the realm of eating disorder treatment, much of the focus has predominantly concentrated on caloric intake and weight restoration. While attaining metabolic stability and…

James Greenblatt, MD08/21/2024

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical causes. Having worked in the field of eating disorders…

James Greenblatt, MD08/19/2024

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment

In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Jillian Weinberger recalls the fear she felt when she was told by the ultrasound…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2023

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves

It is great to shine the spotlight on Anorexia Nervosa, highlighted this week by The New York Times. The article focused on the science and the…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2023

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD02/07/2023

Anorexia and Malnutrition: Malorexia – Redefined for the Modern Age Anorexia NervosaNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Anorexia and Malnutrition: Malorexia – Redefined for the Modern Age

Anorexia is not simply “a desire to be thin” taken to the extreme. It is a complex, multi-faceted disorder with physical, mental, social, nutritional, and…

James Greenblatt, MD02/06/2023

Infection & Autoimmunity in Patients with Anorexia Anorexia NervosaInfections & Inflammation

Infection & Autoimmunity in Patients with Anorexia

Research has slowly been accruing that suggests a significant subset of patients with anorexia nervosa may have a neuroinflammatory condition caused by an infection or…

James Greenblatt, MD03/09/2022

The Essential Role of Amino Acids in Combating Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Essential Role of Amino Acids in Combating Anorexia

People with anorexia nervosa commonly experience profound distortions in how they view their own bodies. They often see themselves looking in the mirror as fat,…

James Greenblatt, MD02/09/2022

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry AnxietyDepression

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry

Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC As a functional psychiatric nurse practitioner, inositol is one of my favorite supplements to recommend to patients. It is…

Psychiatry Redefined08/30/2024

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineOCD

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach

Introduction to NAC and OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a challenging mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Individuals with OCD struggle with…

James Greenblatt, MD07/17/2024

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine AnxietyDepressionNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is the future of modern psychiatry. At Psychiatry Redefined, we’ve already been training health-care providers in a precision, whole-person treatment approach – far…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2023

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome? AnxietyDepression

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome?

Decades of reporting by patients, small studies, and large surveys have shown that antidepressant withdrawal is indeed a real risk factor for taking the medicine,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2022

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium? AnxietyDepression

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium?

For nearly a century, the American pharmaceutical industry has been at the leading edge of creating new lifesaving medications for patients all around the world.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/04/2022

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs AnxietyDepression

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs

Depression has been around since the first days of humankind. For centuries, if not millennia, doctors and physicians treated “melancholia” as simply a depressed mood,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/01/2022

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal AnxietyDepression

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal

More than 37 million adults in America are currently taking antidepressants. These rates have more than tripled since 2000, an astoundingly high number for any…

James Greenblatt, MD10/29/2022

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry? AnxietyDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry?

A recent study highlights the potential of vitamin B6 as a tool for improving mental health. In the study of 478 young adults, it was…

James Greenblatt, MD10/13/2022

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety AnxietyDepression

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of this, Psychiatry Redefined is offering our Suicide Prevention online course FOR FREE through the end of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/16/2022

Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

While it is human nature to occasionally ruminate or overanalyze important decisions, these thought patterns normally dissipate quickly freeing us of those fleeting moments of…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics ADHDAnxietyChild & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics

Nutrient Advice from Dr. James Greenblatt An interview with ACN (Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy) Latitudes   Thank you for offering to share your expertise with…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2018

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health Bipolar DisorderDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health

Imagine decreasing depression symptoms in patients by one-third, or achieving large improvements in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder without using antidepressant medications or mood stabilizers. Results like…

James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2023

Lithium & Inflammation Bipolar DisorderInfections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Inflammation

For as long as lithium has been used in medicine, we still don’t have a complete understanding of its underlying effects on our physiology. It…

James Greenblatt, MD04/03/2020

Telomeres & the Anti-aging Effects of Lithium Bipolar DisorderNutritional Lithium

Telomeres & the Anti-aging Effects of Lithium

As research has continued to unfold around our understanding of lithium, some fairly interesting effects are starting to be revealed. While benefits for bipolar disorder,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/20/2019

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium Bipolar DisorderGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional Lithium

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium

When most people think of lithium, they may think of an old, potentially side-effect prone treatment for bipolar disorder. Yet, many people don’t realize lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2019

Lithium: Viral Infections & Low White Blood Cell Counts Bipolar DisorderInfections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Lithium: Viral Infections & Low White Blood Cell Counts

As a medical treatment for bipolar, lithium has a tarnished reputation. Many patients and providers view the drug as side-effect prone or downright dangerous. And…

James Greenblatt, MD03/12/2019

Lithium Carbonate as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Bipolar DisorderNutritional Lithium

Lithium Carbonate as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

A Brief Overview of the History and Research   Early History Lithium has been used in medicine almost since its discovery in the early 1800s.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2018

Lost in the Storm: The Youth Mental Health Crisis Child & Adolescent PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Lost in the Storm: The Youth Mental Health Crisis

Rates of childhood mental illness and related concerns have been rising for years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents were hit exceptionally hard. While major…

James Greenblatt, MD06/15/2023

Is There a Link Between Infections and Mental Illness? Child & Adolescent PsychiatryInfections & Inflammation

Is There a Link Between Infections and Mental Illness?

How Chronic Infections Affect Mental Health One of the most commonly overlooked components of mental health are chronic infections. While research clearly implicates infections as…

James Greenblatt, MD06/09/2023

Anorexia Nervosa: Why We Are Failing Our Starving Children Anorexia NervosaChild & Adolescent PsychiatryEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Anorexia Nervosa: Why We Are Failing Our Starving Children

Psychotherapy has been the first-line treatment for anorexia nervosa for more than a century. While of demonstrated utility in many psychiatric disorders, psychotherapy alone has…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2021

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Redefined: A Call for Help Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Redefined: A Call for Help

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt Dear friends, We are facing an unprecedented crisis of mental illness in today’s youth.  Mental health and neurological…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2021

A Functional Medicine Approach to ADHD: Using OPCs ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

A Functional Medicine Approach to ADHD: Using OPCs

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt There is a growing body of unequivocal empirical evidence that validates ADHD as a neurologic, brain-based disorder, represented…

James Greenblatt, MD08/20/2021

OPCs for the Treatment of ADHD: A Functional Medicine Approach ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

OPCs for the Treatment of ADHD: A Functional Medicine Approach

By James Greenblatt, MD, Jennifer Dimino, Winnie T. Lee It was 1534, and the crew of French explorer Jacques Cartier were in trouble. They had…

James Greenblatt, MD04/05/2020

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part II ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part II

Magnesium Deficiency In part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of correcting trace mineral imbalances of copper and zinc to reduce behavioral symptoms…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part I ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part I

Zinc Deficiency & Copper Excess in ADHD Patients What if there was a safe, effective, inexpensive, and simple way to help treat one of the…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics ADHDAnxietyChild & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics

Nutrient Advice from Dr. James Greenblatt An interview with ACN (Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy) Latitudes   Thank you for offering to share your expertise with…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2018

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Upward Trend of ADHD Diagnoses Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. An estimated 6.4…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2018

Diet & Depression: An Often-Overlooked Connection DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Diet & Depression: An Often-Overlooked Connection

In psychiatry, we often fail to ask our patients a simple but profoundly important question: "What are you eating?" Yet, evidence continues to mount that…

Psychiatry Redefined01/02/2025

The Crucial Link Between Testosterone and Depression: Why It Matters for Both Men and Women Depression

The Crucial Link Between Testosterone and Depression: Why It Matters for Both Men and Women

When treating patients who are struggling with depression, it can be critical to identify and address the root causes that are contributing to their symptoms.…

Psychiatry Redefined11/28/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Brief History Depression

Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Brief History

Antidepressant Withdrawal A Brief History The newest generation of antidepressant medications was heralded as a breakthrough in depression treatment when Prozac was introduced in 1988.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/26/2024

Running on Empty: Subclinical Thiamine Deficiency is Common and Causes Depression Depression

Running on Empty: Subclinical Thiamine Deficiency is Common and Causes Depression

article by Michelle T. To, MD There’s been a lot of talk about the importance of vitamin B6, B12, and folate for mental health. Although…

Psychiatry Redefined11/13/2024

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Revisiting Vitamin D in Psychiatry Of the many researched integrative medicine interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2024

Curcumin: A Potent Ally in Functional Psychiatry DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Curcumin: A Potent Ally in Functional Psychiatry

Curcumin is a go-to herbal supplement for integrative and functional medicine providers due to its broad spectrum of well-studied health benefits. Traditionally used in Ayurvedic…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2024

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry AnxietyDepression

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry

Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC As a functional psychiatric nurse practitioner, inositol is one of my favorite supplements to recommend to patients. It is…

Psychiatry Redefined08/30/2024

Suicide Prevention Redefined: New Opportunities for Saving Lives DepressionSuicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention Redefined: New Opportunities for Saving Lives

By the time you finish reading this article, a person somewhere in America will have committed suicide. If you read this article again a year…

James Greenblatt, MD05/27/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Antidepressant Withdrawal

A Functional Medicine Approach to Antidepressant Withdrawal Second generation antidepressant medications, including fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft) and venlafaxine (Effexor)  are widely…

James Greenblatt, MD05/11/2024

Unveiling the Complexity of Depression: Moving Beyond the Serotonin Hypothesis Depression

Unveiling the Complexity of Depression: Moving Beyond the Serotonin Hypothesis

For decades, the narrative surrounding depression has centered on "chemical imbalances" in the brain. When the first antidepressants were discovered, it was unknown how they…

James Greenblatt, MD03/27/2024

The Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Confused about the sea of conflicting information around fish oil's health benefits? You're not alone. One minute, it's hailed as the holy grail for heart…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2024

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health Bipolar DisorderDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health

Imagine decreasing depression symptoms in patients by one-third, or achieving large improvements in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder without using antidepressant medications or mood stabilizers. Results like…

James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2023

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine AnxietyDepressionNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is the future of modern psychiatry. At Psychiatry Redefined, we’ve already been training health-care providers in a precision, whole-person treatment approach – far…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2023

Expand Your Practice with Metabolic & Nutritional Psychiatry DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Expand Your Practice with Metabolic & Nutritional Psychiatry

Metabolic Psychiatry Research has clearly linked mental health with physical health. And the latest findings in metabolic psychiatry help highlight the connection. Improving metabolism by…

James Greenblatt, MD10/30/2023

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy DepressionGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy

Therapeutic ketosis is not just a diet, but a powerful treatment tool for some of the most challenging mental illnesses.  The Ketogenic Diet and Ketosis…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2023

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression

For any mental health condition, it is always worth stepping back and taking a functional view of what could be underlying a patient’s symptoms. One…

James Greenblatt, MD06/14/2023

Teenage Mental Health Crisis DepressionSuicide Prevention

Teenage Mental Health Crisis

Dear friends, Psychiatry Redefined was created to address the deficiencies in mainstream psychiatry’s standard approach to treatment. More than ever, the latest CDC survey on…

James Greenblatt, MD02/21/2023

Lithium & Depression DepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Depression

Lithium has been used medicinally since the days of Ancient Greece, and over much of the last century it has enjoyed a prominent position within…

James Greenblatt, MD01/11/2023

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome? AnxietyDepression

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome?

Decades of reporting by patients, small studies, and large surveys have shown that antidepressant withdrawal is indeed a real risk factor for taking the medicine,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2022

Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Depression DepressionInfections & Inflammation

Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Depression

Psychiatry Redefined began as an effort to address the deficiencies in modern psychiatry’s approach to mental health care. Treating patients with medications based almost exclusively on an…

James Greenblatt, MD11/08/2022

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium? AnxietyDepression

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium?

For nearly a century, the American pharmaceutical industry has been at the leading edge of creating new lifesaving medications for patients all around the world.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/04/2022

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs AnxietyDepression

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs

Depression has been around since the first days of humankind. For centuries, if not millennia, doctors and physicians treated “melancholia” as simply a depressed mood,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/01/2022

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal AnxietyDepression

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal

More than 37 million adults in America are currently taking antidepressants. These rates have more than tripled since 2000, an astoundingly high number for any…

James Greenblatt, MD10/29/2022

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry? AnxietyDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry?

A recent study highlights the potential of vitamin B6 as a tool for improving mental health. In the study of 478 young adults, it was…

James Greenblatt, MD10/13/2022

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety AnxietyDepression

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of this, Psychiatry Redefined is offering our Suicide Prevention online course FOR FREE through the end of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/16/2022

The Ketogenic Diet: An Underutilized Tool in Fighting Depression? DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Ketogenic Diet: An Underutilized Tool in Fighting Depression?

A recent literature review led by Adam Włodarczyk, MD, from the Medical University of Gdansk, explores the idea of promoting a ketogenic diet as a…

James Greenblatt, MD02/14/2022

Depression Redefined: Taking a Functional Medicine Approach DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Depression Redefined: Taking a Functional Medicine Approach

The following is an adaption from the book, Integrative Medicine for Depression: A Breakthrough Treatment Plan that Eliminates Depression Naturally, by Dr. James Greenblatt.   Depression…

James Greenblatt, MD09/10/2021

Functional Medicine for Depression DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine for Depression

Depression is a disabling illness that can strangle one’s life and spirit and severely reduce both psychological and physical well-being. It is surprisingly common, affecting…

James Greenblatt, MD03/07/2020

Magnesium: The Missing Link in Mental Health? DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Magnesium: The Missing Link in Mental Health?

Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 325 enzymatic reactions—in DNA and neurotransmitters; in the bones, heart and brain; in every cell of the body. Unfortunately,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2024

5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating Binge-EatingEating Disorders

5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating

With all the excitement over weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, it’s become increasingly obvious that there are important biochemical mechanisms that influence appetite. These…

James Greenblatt, MD08/05/2024

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders ADHDEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders

ADHD and Mental Health Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the United States. The diagnosis…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2023

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment

In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Jillian Weinberger recalls the fear she felt when she was told by the ultrasound…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2023

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves

It is great to shine the spotlight on Anorexia Nervosa, highlighted this week by The New York Times. The article focused on the science and the…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2023

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD02/07/2023

Mental Health Awareness Month: Eating Disorders Eating Disorders

Mental Health Awareness Month: Eating Disorders

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of this, Psychiatry Redefined is offering a 50% discount on FIVE of our online courses, now through…

James Greenblatt, MD05/17/2022

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders? ADHDBinge-EatingEating Disorders

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders?

ADHD on the Rise ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the U.S. The diagnosis rate…

James Greenblatt, MD02/15/2022

The Essential Role of Amino Acids in Combating Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Essential Role of Amino Acids in Combating Anorexia

People with anorexia nervosa commonly experience profound distortions in how they view their own bodies. They often see themselves looking in the mirror as fat,…

James Greenblatt, MD02/09/2022

A Small Study Examining the Effects of Ketogenic Diets on Binge Eating Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

A Small Study Examining the Effects of Ketogenic Diets on Binge Eating

A small-scale study was published in the Journal of Eating Disorders looking at the effect of a ketogenic diet on three obese patients who experienced…

James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings Binge-EatingEating DisordersIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings

It’s been said the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who live to eat and those who eat to live. Those who…

James Greenblatt, MD01/25/2022

Binge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications Binge-EatingEating DisordersIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Binge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications

Suggesting medicine as a treatment for food addiction raises a red flag with many professionals. They argue that the solution to our nation’s weight problems…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2022

As America’s Eating Disorders Increase, What Role Does Social Media Play? Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

As America’s Eating Disorders Increase, What Role Does Social Media Play?

In their December 2021 article, “The Corpse Bride Diet,” investigators of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) describe an experiment they recently conducted to plumb the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/29/2021

Controlling Appetite with an Un-Diet Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Controlling Appetite with an Un-Diet

Dr. William Beaumont, known as the “Father of Gastric Physiology,” first met patient Alexis St. Martin in 1822 when he was accidentally shot in the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/18/2021

Anorexia and the Holidays Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Anorexia and the Holidays

Article originally published on Altenative Medicine, December 2021. Before even discussing the holidays, there is a critical piece of the anorexia nervosa puzzle that needs…

James Greenblatt, MD12/10/2021

What is Orthorexia? Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What is Orthorexia?

We all know a healthy diet is one of the best ways to live a great life. But sometimes our minds lead us down paths…

James Greenblatt, MD11/15/2021

Anorexia Nervosa: Why We Are Failing Our Starving Children Anorexia NervosaChild & Adolescent PsychiatryEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Anorexia Nervosa: Why We Are Failing Our Starving Children

Psychotherapy has been the first-line treatment for anorexia nervosa for more than a century. While of demonstrated utility in many psychiatric disorders, psychotherapy alone has…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2021

What Not to Eat? High Fructose Corn Syrup Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What Not to Eat? High Fructose Corn Syrup

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is made from corn that is spun at a high velocity and combined with three different enzymes to create thick,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/01/2021

Preventing Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa: The 5-Step Plan Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Preventing Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa: The 5-Step Plan

All too often, after an individual with anorexia reaches a stable, healthy weight and appears to be enjoying eating more normally, he or she suddenly…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2021

Eating Disorders, Self-Harming Behavior & Suicide Binge-EatingEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

Eating Disorders, Self-Harming Behavior & Suicide

Eating Disorders and Suicide Anorexia is the most lethal diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. On average, between 5% and 10%…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2021

Controlling Appetite With Vitamin & Mineral Supplements Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Controlling Appetite With Vitamin & Mineral Supplements

Nutrient deficiencies often contribute to the stranglehold of appetite disturbances and can intensify devastating patterns of disordered eating. When your body is provided with the…

James Greenblatt, MD10/05/2021

Essential Fatty Acids: A Common Nutritional Deficiency in Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Essential Fatty Acids: A Common Nutritional Deficiency in Anorexia

The importance of dietary fat and essential fatty acids (EFAs) in maintaining mental and physical health cannot be underestimated. Although dietary fat has been much…

James Greenblatt, MD09/20/2021

Controlling Appetite with Amino Acid Supplements Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Controlling Appetite with Amino Acid Supplements

Appetite control does not have to entail a lifelong battle. To control appetite, you need to experience a sense of fullness rather than a continuous…

James Greenblatt, MD09/13/2021

Zinc: An Essential but Overlooked Element in the Fight Against Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Zinc: An Essential but Overlooked Element in the Fight Against Anorexia

I have been practicing child and adolescent psychiatry for more than thirty years, and I have become increasingly convinced there is a connection between zinc…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2021

Diet Alert: Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Diet Alert: Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD08/30/2021

Breaking Down Anorexia: Lessons From Decades of Treating Patients Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Breaking Down Anorexia: Lessons From Decades of Treating Patients

When I first met Elise, she was 25 years old and had a 13-year-long history of restrictive eating behaviors. She was first put on a…

James Greenblatt, MD08/16/2021

Food Addiction: The Science of Sugar AddictionBinge-EatingEating Disorders

Food Addiction: The Science of Sugar

Sugar is a term of endearment. It helps us cope with the painful realities of life. To make it more palatable, we may “sugar-coat” a…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2021

You Are Extraordinary: The Genetics of Appetite and Weight Control Binge-EatingEating Disorders

You Are Extraordinary: The Genetics of Appetite and Weight Control

This is about you. You are unique. Specifically, you have biochemical uniqueness, a concept which extends to anatomy, the metabolism of vitamins and minerals, and…

James Greenblatt, MD05/13/2021

Is There a Role for Medications in Anorexia Treatment? Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Is There a Role for Medications in Anorexia Treatment?

Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease that requires a carefully coordinated, personalized program for diagnosis and treatment. While conventional psychiatrists rely on medications to cure…

James Greenblatt, MD04/05/2021

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa in the Modern Age Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa in the Modern Age

Anorexia is not simply “a desire to be thin” taken to the extreme. It is a complex, multi-faceted disorder with physical, mental, social, nutritional, and…

James Greenblatt, MD02/22/2021

Food Addiction: The Chemistry of Dairy & Wheat Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Food Addiction: The Chemistry of Dairy & Wheat

Cakes, crackers, and ice cream—there are good reasons we reach for these foods during a binge. Both wheat and dairy are broken down into small…

James Greenblatt, MD01/15/2021

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings Binge-EatingEating DisordersGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings

It’s been said the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who live to eat and those who eat to live. Those who…

James Greenblatt, MD11/16/2020

Answers to Anorexia: Malnourished Minds Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Answers to Anorexia: Malnourished Minds

I’m sure you’ve heard of the old adage, “You are what you eat.” When it comes to anorexia, our children are what they DON’T eat.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2020

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It Binge-EatingEating DisordersGut-Brain Connection

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It

Addiction is a powerful word. It unleashes feelings of helplessness, anxiety, and chaos. For many of us, the word evokes the image of a particular…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2020

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa Redefined Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa Redefined

Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially life-threatening disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, weight loss, distorted body image, and amenorrhea. Ninety…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Functional Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder

Integrative Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder As a society, we are bombarded by food daily, and while most of us can regulate our occasional indulgences…

James Greenblatt, MD06/25/2019

Lithium and Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional LithiumSuicide Prevention

Lithium and Anorexia

Anorexia is a challenging condition to treat effectively. Currently, there are no approved medications for treating anorexia nervosa and most of the latest research does…

James Greenblatt, MD07/20/2018

Ultra-Processed Foods: A Catalyst for Addiction & Recovery? AddictionGut-Brain Connection

Ultra-Processed Foods: A Catalyst for Addiction & Recovery?

The old adage about snack foods—“you can’t eat just one”—turns out to be more accurate than we ever imagined. Acknowledging Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Reading the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/02/2024

Heal the GI Microbiome to Improve Mental Health Gut-Brain Connection

Heal the GI Microbiome to Improve Mental Health

The Gastrointestinal Microbiome Should be a Consideration in  any Mental Health Treatment Plan Have you noticed how many patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and…

James Greenblatt, MD11/17/2023

Unraveling the Causes of Long COVID Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Unraveling the Causes of Long COVID

Long COVD can be devastating for those it affects. Symptoms typically include fatigue, brain fog and memory problems that worsen after physical or mental exertion.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/16/2023

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy DepressionGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy

Therapeutic ketosis is not just a diet, but a powerful treatment tool for some of the most challenging mental illnesses.  The Ketogenic Diet and Ketosis…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2023

Celiac Disease’s Impact on the Brain Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Celiac Disease’s Impact on the Brain

Celiac disease is often described as an inflammatory gastrointestinal condition caused by a reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other related grains,…

James Greenblatt, MD06/22/2023

Nutritional Psychiatry: The Link Between Diet and Mental Health Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry: The Link Between Diet and Mental Health

When I first started medical school, I was convinced that I could cure all of mankind’s ills with brown rice and kale. And while I…

James Greenblatt, MD05/22/2023

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry?

Can a change in diet cure depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia? Some of the latest research suggests the answer is YES! - - - A Metabolic…

James Greenblatt, MD04/20/2023

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet Alzheimer's & DementiaGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, officially the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (CDC 2022). And rates are…

James Greenblatt, MD02/28/2022

Grape Seed Extract Increases Lifespan of Older Mice: The Health Benefits of OPCs for the Body & Brain Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Grape Seed Extract Increases Lifespan of Older Mice: The Health Benefits of OPCs for the Body & Brain

I want to connect with you about a subject that has fascinated me since 1990, and which has also become a key component of my…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2021

Amino Acids & Mental Health: Part 1 Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Amino Acids & Mental Health: Part 1

Free form amino acids are one of the most consistent and powerful tools available for supporting depression and other aspects of mental health. Proteins are the…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2021

New Case Report: Reading Difficulties & Vitamin B12 Deficiency Gut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

New Case Report: Reading Difficulties & Vitamin B12 Deficiency

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt The International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM) just published a new case report about B12 and reading difficulties.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2021

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings Binge-EatingEating DisordersGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings

It’s been said the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who live to eat and those who eat to live. Those who…

James Greenblatt, MD11/16/2020

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It Binge-EatingEating DisordersGut-Brain Connection

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It

Addiction is a powerful word. It unleashes feelings of helplessness, anxiety, and chaos. For many of us, the word evokes the image of a particular…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2020

Medical Heresy: Low Cholesterol is Dangerous! Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Medical Heresy: Low Cholesterol is Dangerous!

Misleading Messages: What is the Truth about Cholesterol? The cultural dogma is that cholesterol is an evil villain that needs to be eradicated for true…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

A Functional Perspective on Gluten, Psychosis, and Schizophrenia Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & InflammationSchizophrenia & Psychosis

A Functional Perspective on Gluten, Psychosis, and Schizophrenia

The National Institutes for Mental Health provide a succinct definition for schizophrenia as periods of psychosis characterized by disturbances in thought and perception and disconnections…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium Bipolar DisorderGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional Lithium

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium

When most people think of lithium, they may think of an old, potentially side-effect prone treatment for bipolar disorder. Yet, many people don’t realize lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2019

Psychiatry Redefined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry Gut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Psychiatry Redefined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry

Measuring the Mind Measurement is the basis of all scientific medicine. Clinical diagnoses, treatments, and success rates all rely on definitive, quantifiable data that can…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children ADHDGut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children

There are many underlying causes of ADHD including genetic, neurological, environmental, and nutritional influences. Nutritional factors are often overlooked, yet imbalances of many minerals are…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2018

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Upward Trend of ADHD Diagnoses Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. An estimated 6.4…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2018

Beyond the Prescription Pad: Practical Applications of the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship Integrative & Functional Medicine

Beyond the Prescription Pad: Practical Applications of the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship

By Josh Habansky, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC When I began the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship, I was eager to expand my clinical toolbox and approach mental health…

Psychiatry Redefined01/05/2025

Homocysteine & Mental Health: A Test With Powerful Insights Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Homocysteine & Mental Health: A Test With Powerful Insights

As a clinician, you're always looking for ways to better understand and address the root causes of your patients' mental health challenges. In the world…

James Greenblatt, MD11/26/2024

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Original article published in Psychiatric Times.Our model for treating anorexia nervosa (Anorexia Nervosa) is broken. Treatments are so poorly effective that it has been labeled…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2024

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Rethinking Lithium Treatment Lithium has long remained at the forefront of effective treatments for bipolar disorder.1 However, due to…

James Greenblatt, MD10/20/2024

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Revisiting Vitamin D in Psychiatry Of the many researched integrative medicine interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2024

Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry

Original article: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/integrative-medicine-in-psychiatry Since the introduction of chlorpromazine in 1954, pharmaceutical approaches have been the mainstay treatment for mental health conditions. And although these agents are…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2024

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineOCD

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach

Introduction to NAC and OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a challenging mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Individuals with OCD struggle with…

James Greenblatt, MD07/17/2024

Low Hanging Fruit: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Low Hanging Fruit: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Functional Psychiatry

Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Participating in the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship has been a transformative experience, not only in terms…

Psychiatry Redefined06/26/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Antidepressant Withdrawal

A Functional Medicine Approach to Antidepressant Withdrawal Second generation antidepressant medications, including fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft) and venlafaxine (Effexor)  are widely…

James Greenblatt, MD05/11/2024

Finding My Footing in Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional Medicine

Finding My Footing in Functional Psychiatry

Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Even before completing my graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner program, I knew I wanted to move…

Psychiatry Redefined05/10/2024

How to Support Your Patients’ Spirituality Integrative & Functional Medicine

How to Support Your Patients’ Spirituality

Whole-person care for your patient includes caring for their mind, emotions, and body. It also includes caring for their spirit. Spirituality is “the way individuals…

James Greenblatt, MD02/08/2024

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N?