Description:
Antidepressant and antipsychotic medications often have significant and severe side effects or withdrawal symptoms. Using a functional medicine approach to identify and treat nutrient deficits may help to reduce side effects, including weight gain, suicidal ideation, sexual dysfunction and tardive dyskinesia. It may also help reduce withdrawal, facilitating discontinuation of antidepressant medication when appropriate.
This is an introductory program for all mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives:
Review the physiology, challenges and side effects of withdrawing from antidepressant medications, including on weight
Explore potential nutritional approaches for minimizing antidepressant withdrawal
Identify and explore the risks of antidepressants and antipsychotics, including suicide, sexual dysfunction and tardive dyskinesia
Explore integrative treatments for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction
Describe integrative treatments for tardive dyskinesia
About the Presenter:
James Greenblatt, MD. A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, James M. Greenblatt, MD, has treated patients since 1988. After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University, Dr. Greenblatt completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. He currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA and serves 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 nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness. He is the author of seven books, including Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD. He is the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an educational platform dedicated to the transformation of psychiatry, which offers online CME-approved courses, webinars, and fellowships for professionals about functional and integrative medicine for mental illness.
Location:
Online Course
Credits:
2 CE credits
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation of your registration with full refund can be done up to 7 days before the event. Please email us to request your cancellation.
Grievances Policy:
We seek to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please email us with your written grievance. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.
Accessibility Policy:
This program adheres to the standards of the Americans Disabilities Act. Please contact us if special accommodation is required.
conflict of interest:
The course instructor, James Greenblatt, M.D. is a consultant for Pure Encapsulations and owner of Psychiatry Redefined. He is also a key opinion leader for Fullscript. No assistance or financial compensation of any kind was provided by any outside commercial interest or entity in the development or preparation of this course.
The CE Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The CE Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content
