Learn how to treat depression in a holistic and personalized manner.

Led by James Greenblatt, MD—renowned functional medicine pioneer, bestselling author, and founder—this comprehensive nutritional, functional and integrative psychiatric training is for mental health providers who are ready to go beyond traditional psychiatric approaches and deliver personalized patient care. 

           

Depression is not simply sadness. It is a complex condition frequently fueled by biological, hormonal, nutritional, and metabolic imbalances. Traditional psychiatric treatment fails to address these imbalances, applying a one-size-fits-all model that doesn’t account for the unique biochemistry of each patient.

The Functional Medicine for Depression Training offers mental health providers a personalized, clinical perspective on treatment that goes beyond medication. Learn how to treat the root causes of depression with evidence-based protocols that address nutrition, body chemistry, metabolism, genetics, hormones, food sensitivities, stress, and more. Providers will gain whole-person treatment protocols to help patients restore balance and achieve lasting recovery.

                                       

PROGRAM START & TRAINING DATES: The training begins March 10, 2026. Live sessions are scheduled for March 10, 17 and 24, 2026.

THIS INTENSIVE TRAINING IS IDEAL FOR:  Mental health providers such as psychiatrists, nurses and nurse practitioners, physicians (NDs, MDs, DOs), therapists, psychologists, pediatricians, physician assistants, and other mental health clinicians

PROGRAM FORMAT:  Self-paced curriculum with three (3) live, online sessions providing live faculty guidance and trainee Q&A time (available as recordings for those unable to attend)

ACCREDITATION: 5.0 Credits (CME, CPE, CNE, AAPA, AANP, CPE for Dietitians, ASWB, APA, Participation)

PROGRAM LENGTH:  3 weeks to complete and 6 months access to training material

ENROLLMENT FEE:  $399

                   

This will change the way I address depression with patients forever!

~ Samantha H.

Very informative and educational. Learning that micro- and macro-nutrients play a large role in mental health is eye-opening and makes me wonder why they do not talk about this during all the formal education we take.

~ Nona R

Authoritative and practical. This is excellent and should be required for every clinician in the functional and integrative sphere.

~ Jonathan M.

What You'll Learn

Led by Dr. James Greenblatt and Dr. Ana Ivkovic, this training will help clinicians of all specialties become adept in identifying and assessing the biological abnormalities—nutritional, metabolic, and environmental factors—that underlie the diagnosis of depression in patients.

Employing a model of functional medicine, you will learn the diagnostic tests you should be running on patients, the role key nutrients play in maintaining neurological health, and biologic treatment protocols that can be easily incorporated into your practice. You’ll gain specific treatment strategies and a solid roadmap for helping to prevent and treat depression.               

This training will help you expand your knowledge and skills for treating depression with personalized treatment approaches. You will learn:

  • How to identify the root causes of depression to move you beyond conventional psycho-pharmacological treatment
  • The key patho-physiological drivers of depression from a functional medicine perspective, including nutritional deficiencies, inflammation and metabolic abnormalities
  • How to test, analyze and address unique biological imbalances through appropriate functional lab tests
  • How to formulate a personalized, integrative treatment plan for depression that incorporates targeted nutritional supplementation and lifestyle interventions
  • How to assess the impact of common clinical scenarios on nutrient status and mood

Training Outline

    1. Welcome

    2. Learning Path

    3. Learning Objectives

    4. Faculty Bio: Dr. James Greenblatt

    5. Faculty Bio: Dr. Ana Ivkovic

    6. Clinical Guides & Resources

    7. Important Note on Training Completion

    8. Accreditation

    1. Overview & Dates/Links

    1. Course Overview

    2. Module 1: Overview, Diet & Celiac Disease

    3. Module 2: Macronutrients

    4. Module 3: Vitamins

    5. Module 4: Minerals

    6. Module 5: Supplements & Testing

    1. Training Survey

    1. Credit Instructions

About This Training

  • $399.00
  • 17 lessons
  • 4 hours of video content

Clinical Mentoring & Support

Get direct faculty mentorship and clinical guidance during three (3) live, hands-on sessions conducted by Psychiatry Redefined faculty, James Greenblatt, MD, and Ana Ivkovic, MD. Each online session is led with practical application in mind, focusing on clinical skills and concepts that can be immediately implemented with your patients. These sessions begin with a short presentation by faculty, and then allow for collaborative case discussions with faculty and peers, where you can exchange clinical insights and navigate challenging, real-world cases. Attendance is encouraged but not required for live sessions, and all sessions are recorded for later viewing.

Live Sessions with Faculty

  • March 10th at 8pm ET: Macronutrients, Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates with James Greenblatt MD
  • March 17th at 8pm ET: Micronutrients: Vitamins (B & D) and Minerals (Mg, Zn) with Ana Ivkovic MD
  • March 24th at 8pm ET: Lithium Orotate and Q&A with James Greenblatt MD 

Discover the science behind the groundbreaking book, Finally Hopeful, by James Greenblatt, MD—and learn how to see depression through a new lens.

This groundbreaking new book, Finally Hopeful by Dr. James Greenblatt—psychiatrist, educator, and founder of Psychiatry Redefined—provides foundational knowledge for the Depression Training. You’ll learn practical strategies to optimize nutrient intake, balance hormones, support neurotransmitters, and address the various physical factors that influence mood. Faculty will expand upon the concepts in this book, delivering clinical guidance for real patient cases, and offering providers clinical pearls and key insights for enhanced treatment.

Join Dr. Greenblatt and Enroll Today

Join Dr. Greenblatt and our esteemed faculty to learn clinically-proven models to use immediately with your patients—all directly from the pioneering physician who has helped thousands of patients with depression get better.

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.

Ana Ivkovic, MD

Ana Ivkovic MD is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical interests center on psychiatric disorders in patients with medical illness and the role of nutrition and other lifestyle variables on brain health. She has authored multiple book chapters and articles related to mental health and is the co-author of The Science of Stress (University of Chicago Press, 2016) where she outlines the role of nutrition on brain health and the impact of stress on women’s mental health. She has studied with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the School of Applied Functional Medicine. As a clinician, Ana has seen firsthand the lifesaving potential of psychiatric medications and fully appreciates medications are frequently an important part of one’s recovery. However, she is also keenly aware of the limitations of this approach, which can far-too-often feel like an uphill battle when key upstream, multifactorial contributors to mood and anxiety symptoms are not addressed.