Instructor: James Greenblatt, MD
Led by Functional Medicine expert and pioneer Dr. James Greenblatt, this illuminating webinar will explore evidence-based nutritional augmentation strategies to improve antidepressant effectiveness and reduce side effects. Dr. Greenblatt will examine key nutrient deficiencies for those suffering medication side effects, as well as the role nutrients play in sustaining optimal neurobiologic function. Evidence-based recommendations for assessment and targeted nutritional supplementation treatment will be discussed, providing attendees with bench-to-bedside knowledge they can implement immediately with patients to lessen side effects from and optimize the benefits of antidepressant medications.
Overview
Antidepressants are a pillar of mainstream psychiatry and the go-to therapeutic model for depression. Along with psychotherapy, antidepressants are both prioritized in mainstream treatment models, and often touted as one-size-fits-all depression “solutions.”
However, many mental health providers and patients are too familiar with the drawbacks of this symptom-drug treatment model. Medications are not always magic bullets, and there are stark limitations to “one size fits all” antidepressant model of care. Add to that, antidepressants can often lead to unwanted and debilitating side effects.
Up to 2/3 of patients taking antidepressants either respond only partially or don’t respond at all.1,2 Equally as serious, studies have consistently documented that a significant percentage of patients taking antidepressants suffer from side effects ranging from weight gain, metabolic dysfunction, emotional numbing, agitation, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations/behaviors.3
How can we ask patients already struggling with depression to shoulder the added burden of side effects from antidepressants? With limited treatment options, this is the choice facing countless patients and the clinicians who work with them.
With impressive consistency, clinicians who use Functional Medicine approaches have observed that many patients on antidepressants have nutritional imbalances and/or deficiencies affecting medication efficacy and contributing to medication side effects. They tend to have deficiencies in one or more essential nutrients—typically, nutrients critical for brain function, neurotransmission cascades, and/or neurotransmitter synthesis. Assessing nutrients levels with basic lab tests, and correcting deficiencies of these nutrients through personalized supplementation protocols, is simple, accessible, and highly effective. Furthermore,
And be sure to stick around for a brief Q&A with Dr. Greenblatt to learn more about the Fellowship in Functional Psychiatry, a comprehensive program providing additional clinical protocols, testing methodologies, and interventions for patients. Bring your questions and gain insight into how the Fellowship can help enhance your practice and patient outcomes.
James Greenblatt, MD
A trailblazer in the field of functional and integrative psychiatry, James M. Greenblatt, MD, has treated thousands of patients since 1988. After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency, Dr. Greenblatt completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. For nearly 20 years he served as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA, and currently as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. Dr. Greenblatt has lectured internationally on the scientific evidence for functional and nutritional interventions for and mental illness. He is the Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Psychiatry Redefined, the leading continuing education platform for mental health providers; and the author of seven books, including the groundbreaking best-seller, Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD.
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