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Awareness is Not Enough: A New Look at the Staggering Statistics of Adolescent Mental Health
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The American youth of today are in crisis. While rates of adolescent depression and suicide in the U.S. have hit unprecedented highs, mainstream psychiatry persists in its adherence to a century-old model of treatment and prevention. . . a reactionary symptom-drug polypharmacy model that has, despite widespread and longstanding implementation, failed to reverse current mental health trends.
This tragic status quo is one to which we are not bound, however. We HAVE tools with which we could prevent suicide, treat depression, improve patient outcomes, and turn the trend lines around.
This lecture introduces a novel Functional Psychiatry model of treatment and prevention spanning both psychosocial and biological factors - biomarkers linked to an increased risk of depression and suicide. It explores research supporting the utility of biomarkers such as genetic mutations and essential nutrient deficiencies, as well as lab screenings to illuminate chronic underlying conditions robustly associated with neuropsychiatric dysfunction.
Bridging research, concept, and application, this presentation seeks to redefine modern treatment and prevention efforts, and reshape systems meant to provide a lifeline to those in urgent need of our attention, care, and support. Through biomarker testing in accordance with a Functional Psychiatry model, today’s providers are equipped with evidence-based tools capable of improving patient outcomes, and turning the tides of the youth mental health crisis.
James Greenblatt, MD
A pioneer in the field of functional and integrative medicine, board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, 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 served as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA for nearly 20 years and has been an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. He is the author of eight books, including the best-seller, Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD. His updated edition of Answers to Anorexia was released in October 2021 and his newest book, Functional & Integrative Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal is available now. He is the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an online learning platform dedicated to an evidence-based, personalized treatment model for mental illness.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. James Greenblatt has employment relationships with Walden Behavioral Care, Psychiatry Redefined, Comprehensive Psychiatric Resources, Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, and Tufts University School of Medicine. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Greenblatt receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. James Greenblatt has no relevant non-financial relationships.
