Overview

Hair pulling. Skin picking. Nail biting. These behaviors—commonly known as Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)—affect millions of individuals and are often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or mistreated. They can cause profound physical and emotional harm, especially in children and adolescents.

In this important webinar, integrative psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, Chief Medical Officer of Psychiatry Redefined, will explore a functional medicine framework for assessing and treating these often-overlooked conditions. Drawing on more than 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Greenblatt will discuss the underlying biological and nutritional factors that contribute to impulse-driven behaviors like hair pulling (Trichotillomania), skin picking (Excoriation Disorder), nail biting (Onychophagia), and more.

What You’ll Learn

In this webinar, Dr. Greenblatt will review:

  • The role of gut health and inflammation in behavioral compulsions
  • Evidence-based, functional interventions including low-dose lithium and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC)
  • Clinical strategies to move beyond symptom suppression and toward sustained recovery

Join us to broaden your clinical perspective—and discover new, science-backed strategies to help your patients break the cycle.

Instructor

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.