James Greenblatt, MD, Author at Psychiatry Redefined

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry in Pediatrics: Unlocking the Mind-Body Connection

When children struggle with attention, anxiety, mood swings, irritability, sleep issues, or emotional regulation, the conversation often turns quickly to symptoms and diagnosis. But for…

James Greenblatt, MD03/23/2026

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Integrative & Functional Medicine

Why Pediatricians Should Invest in Functional Psychiatry Training

Moving Beyond Symptom Management to Transform Mental Health Care for Children Pediatricians are often the first—and sometimes only—clinicians families turn to when a child is…

James Greenblatt, MD03/20/2026

Infections & Inflammation Integrative & Functional Medicine

Brain on Fire: Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

Public and medical awareness of a rare autoimmune encephalitis increased in 2012 when Susannah Cahalan, a reporter for the New York Post, published a medical…

James Greenblatt, MD03/19/2026

Integrative & Functional Medicine

“Silent Epidemic” of Overdoses from Co-Use of Stimulants and Opiates: The Potential Role of Functional Psychiatry

The Problem Substance use is common in adults with mental health diagnoses and co-occurance is estimated to be around 50% excluding alcohol. In adolescents the…

James Greenblatt, MD03/09/2026

Depression Integrative & Functional Medicine

An Old Idea, New Data: The Vagus Nerve and Durable Recovery in Treatment-Resistant Depression

A Pathway Functional Psychiatry Has Always Valued For years, functional and integrative psychiatry has emphasized the importance of vagal tone in mental health. We talk…

James Greenblatt, MD02/20/2026

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Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Dark Side of Finasteride: What Men Deserve to Know About Mood, Neurosteroids, and Informed Consent

Finasteride: Commonly Prescribed, Rarely Questioned Finasteride is a medication widely prescribed for male pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). While it is FDA-approved…

James Greenblatt, MD02/11/2026

Integrative & Functional Medicine Nutritional Lithium

What Science Says About Lithium Levels in Drinking Water and Public Health

For decades, lithium has been known as a medication used to treat mood disorders. But beyond its pharmaceutical applications, lithium is also a naturally occurring…

James Greenblatt, MD02/09/2026

Integrative & Functional Medicine Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Tipping Point in Psychiatry: 2025’s Breakthroughs and the Road to 2026

2025 marked a true tipping point in functional and precision psychiatry, as a wave of high-quality research moved biological, nutritional, and metabolic drivers of mental…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2026

Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy: A New Bridge Between Functional and Conventional Psychiatry

Why Metabolic Psychiatry Is Gaining Traction Over the past few years, metabolic psychiatry has quickly moved from a promising idea to a legitimate area of…

James Greenblatt, MD12/09/2025

Integrative & Functional Medicine Nutritional Lithium

Rethinking Lithium as a Vital Micronutrient for Mental Wellness

If you hear the word “lithium,” your mind probably jumps to one of two things: a powerful psychiatric medication or the batteries keeping your phone…

James Greenblatt, MD12/05/2025

James Greenblatt, MD