Enroll now in the Functional Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal Intensive Training to learn effective functional medicine strategies to help your patients safely withdraw from antidepressants. You’ll gain an evidence-based clinical toolkit and carefully-managed tapering protocols to minimize patient withdrawal symptoms and chart a path toward medication freedom.

Most clinicians are trained extensively on starting antidepressants, yet few are taught how to stop them. This gap in training leaves patients vulnerable to the debilitating effects of antidepressant withdrawal syndrome—insomnia, brain fog, mood swings, agitation, and more. Research shows up to 55% of patients experience significant withdrawal symptoms, yet safe, structured tapering guidance remains absent from most psychiatric education.

It’s time to close that gap.



In this online intensive, James Greenblatt, MD, functional medicine pioneer and best-selling author of Functional Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal, shares a proven, patient-centered approach to deprescribing. You’ll learn how to identify and treat the root causes driving withdrawal distress, and develop personalized tapering protocols that minimize withdrawal symptoms. You’ll gain functional medicine strategies that address biochemical individuality and nutrient depletion—all to support patients in achieving lasting recovery beyond medication dependence.

This training provides the clinical skills, protocols, and confidence to safely guide patients off antidepressants—whether to reduce dosage or discontinue completely—while protecting their mental health and restoring quality of life.

PROGRAM FORMAT: Fully online training combining self-paced curriculum, an exclusive webinar lecture, and two (2) live, online sessions providing live faculty guidance and trainee Q&A time (available as recordings for those unable to join)

ENROLLMENT FEE:  $499

PROGRAM START & LIVE TRAINING DATES: Training program begins December 9, 2025. Live sessions are scheduled for December 9th and 16th.

THIS INTENSIVE TRAINING IS IDEAL FOR:  MDs and DOs (including psychiatrists, pediatricians, and family and general practice physicians), NDs and NMDs, nurses and nurse practitioners, psychologists, therapists, social workers, physician assistants, dietitians, and other health and mental health clinicians.

ACCREDITATION:  3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    

Discover the science behind the bestseller and clinically-proven model outlined in Functional Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal. 

Antidepressants were designed to revolutionize psychiatric treatment. However, many patients face significant challenges while taking them, as well as when attempting to discontinue these medications—with some patients remaining on SSRIs or SNRIs for decades. Add to that, every patient presents a unique biochemistry that requires careful testing and treatment fine-tuning to ensure successful and comfortable withdrawal.

This training provides clinicians with the tools to guide patients through a safer, more individualized withdrawal process using a Functional Medicine model outlined in Dr. Greenblatt’s bestseller, which specifically addresses protocols for discontinuation of SSRIs and SNRIs. This model addresses the root causes of withdrawal symptoms, offering key insights for enhanced withdrawal and tapering. By integrating lab testing, nutrient repletion, and personalized protocols, you’ll discover a valid path for practitioners to help patients discontinue antidepressants and achieve recovery on their terms.
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What You'll Learn

  • How to identify the symptoms and challenges associated with antidepressant withdrawal

  • The importance of patient education regarding the risks and side effects of antidepressant medications

  • Comprehensive understanding of how biochemical imbalances impact withdrawal severity

  • Specific interventions for preventing debilitating neurological and psychological symptoms

  • Protocols for analyzing and addressing key biologic and micronutrient deficiencies

  • How to implement functional medicine laboratory tests and integrate personalized tapering strategies to support discontinuation

  • Guidelines for testing and recommendations for supplementation and augmentation

  • Practical clinical pearls gleamed from Dr. Greenblatt’s 30+ years of clinical experience and research

Antidepressant Withdrawal Training Curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Learning Path

    3. Learning Objectives

    4. Faculty Bio: Dr. Greenblatt

    5. Functional Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal Guide & Action Plan

    1. Overview & Dates/Links

    1. Module 1: Mental Healthcare Today

    2. Module 2: Antidepressants & Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome

    3. Module 3: Modern Psychopharmacology: A History

    4. Module 4: Discontinuation: Best Practices

    5. Module 5: A Functional Medicine Model

    1. Nutritional Augmentation to Improve Antidepressant Efficacy with James Greenblatt, MD

    1. Training Survey

    1. Instructions for Obtaining CME Credit

About this course

  • 15 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

Join Dr. Greenblatt to learn clinically-proven models to use immediately with your patients—all directly from the pioneering physician who has helped thousands of patients safely discontinue and withdraw from antidepressants.

James Greenblatt, MD

Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. James M. Greenblatt is a pioneer in functional and integrative psychiatry and a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist who has been treating patients since 1988. He serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. An internationally recognized speaker on  nutritional interventions in mental health and prolific author, Dr. Greenblatt has written nine books, including his newest book, Finally Hopeful; the bestsellers Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD, Answers to Anorexia (updated edition, 2021), Functional & Integrative Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal, and Nutritional Lithium: The Untold Tale of a Mineral That Transforms Lives and Heals the Brain—the definitive guide to lithium’s role in psychiatry. He is also the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an educational platform dedicated to transforming psychiatric care through integrative and evidence-based approaches.