Course Description

Course Fee: $255
CME Credits: 4.0

This 3-module course, presented by Dr. James Greenblatt, introduces a functional medicine model for anorexia nervosa (AN) treatment and recovery, in which the concept of anorexia nervosa is the result of a complex and biologically-mediated interplay between environmental, psychosocial, and metabolic factors is explored. Research supporting associations between metabolic abnormalities, dyslipidemia, micronutrient imbalances, and systemic inflammation will be objectively reviewed, illuminating critical treatment targets for today’s functional psychiatry practice and providing an empirically validated blueprint for personalized interventions. Upon completion, students will be able to substantiate the clinical utility of a functional medicine approach for anorexia nervosa, and safely incorporate evidence-based treatment strategies into existing therapeutic models to maximize patient outcomes.

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A Glimpse into Anorexia Nervosa 

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a vastly complex mental illness marked by etiologic contributions of genetic, psychological, and metabolic origin. With a relapse rate upwards of 50% within the first year after treatment, as well as the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder, anorexia nervosa presents today’s clinicians with a significant and daunting challenge.

Scientific research is illuminating with increasing focus a stark reality – that being that the majority of current anorexia nervosa treatment models often fail to comprehensively address etiologic factors. Therapeutic paradigms that focus solely on psychological contributors do so to the exclusion of potentially significant biologic factors that studies have revealed to be robustly correlated with metabolism, satiety signaling, neurotransmission, and affective regulation, all of which can influence mood and behavior. Lacking etiologic considerations, many of today’s anorexia nervosa models are incomplete.

Course curriculum

    1. Overview

    2. CME Information

    1. Module 1 Video Lecture

    2. FIM ANOREXIA_Module 1 handout

    1. Module 2 Video Lecture

    2. FIM ANOREXIA_Module 2 handout

    1. Module 3 Video Lecture

    2. FIM ANOREXIA_Module 3 handout

    1. Bardone-Cone.12. The inter-relationships between vegetarianism and eating disorders among females

    2. Berger.17. Omega-6 to omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio and subsequent mood disorders in young people with at-risk mental states

    3. Travis.15. Abnormal white matter properties in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa

    4. Marild.17.Celiac Disease and Anorexia Nervosa_ A Nationwide Study

    5. Hanachi.19.Micronutrients Deficiencies in 374 Severely Malnourished Anorexia Nervosa Inpatients

    6. FIM ANOREXIA_Course Bibliography 2020-08-12

    1. Next Steps for Obtaining CME Credit

About this course

  • $255.00
  • 16 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content
"Everything they never taught you about anorexia! This course reviews the nutritional causes and treatments of anorexia. It converts the condition from hopelessness to treat-ability."

– Richard L.

 

"An amazing course!"

– Iris E.

Instructor

James Greenblatt, MD

Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. James Greenblatt is a globally recognized pioneer in functional and integrative psychiatry with over 30 years of clinical experience. He has dedicated his career to transforming the treatment of mental health disorders through precision-based approaches that integrate laboratory testing, nutritional interventions, and root-cause analysis. Dr. Greenblatt earned his medical degree and completed a psychiatry residency at George Washington University, and pursued a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medical School. A prolific author, Dr. Greenblatt has written eight books, including the bestseller Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD. He serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. Previously, he served as Chief Medical Officer for Walden Behavioral Care/Monte Nido, a national mental health organization specializing in eating disorders. In 2019, Dr. Greenblatt founded Psychiatry Redefined, a leading platform for continuing education for clinicians in functional and integrative psychiatry, designed to bridge critical knowledge gaps for mental health professionals. His innovative work combines evidence-based research with decades of clinical expertise in functional and integrative psychiatry to promote personalized, precision medicine approaches for sustainable mental health outcomes. in 2024, Dr. Greenblatt founded Mind Refined, a consumer education platform in functional and integrative approaches to mental healthcare. Dr. Greenblatt lectures internationally on nutritional psychiatry and functional medicine’s transformative role in treating mental illnesses.