New Hope for Binge-Eating Disorder and Food Addiction

Join the experts from this symposium (recorded March 20-21, 2021 and now available on demand) as they review the research, clinical challenges, and controversies associated with Binge-Eating Disorder (BED) and food addiction, and discover an evidence-based functional medicine approach to treatment. The New Hope Model integrates lab testing, nutritional supplementation, dietary modifications, and medication, and targets biochemical pathways that regulate appetite. The presentations in this symposium will give clinicians the tools to better support patients in mastering balance, and relinquishing shame and guilt associated with these conditions. 

Who Should Attend this Symposium?

If you care for patients with eating disorders or those who struggle with binge eating, this symposium will give you practical protocols to help bring these patients back in balance, and get them on the road to recovery. This symposium is ideal for:

• Mental health professionals, such as psychiatrists, therapists, counselors, and social workers
• Functional, integrative, and naturopathic health professionals, such as physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, nutritionists, dietitians, and more!

What You’ll Learn

Learn from renowned experts in the fields of BED and food addiction about important topics, including:

• The fundamentals of Binge-Eating Disorder (BED): diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, and more
• The role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in BED
• The pharmacological approach to BED
• The neurochemistry of appetite, hunger, and satiety signaling
• The role of amino acids in appetite regulation
• The relationship of sleep and insomnia in appetite control
• The neural correlates of food addiction, and how sugar impacts the brain
• What about food is addictive and what can be done about it

What is Psychiatry Redefined?

• An educational platform for practitioners who seek to move beyond symptom management or suppression and instead offer patients real recovery.
• A beacon of hope for individuals struggling with mental illness who are tired of ineffective treatments and ‘one size fits all’ interventions who seek personalized care.
• A bridge between discovery and application that infuses integrated therapeutic models with the very latest in scientific research.
• A vision brought to life for mental health professionals, patients, family members, and caregivers that focuses not only on neurologic health but also physical and emotional wellness. A functional roadmap integrating mind and body together in order to achieve balance and lasting health.
• A new model to move the field of psychiatry along a path illuminated by science.

Dr. Greenblatt, Founder

A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, 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. Dr. Greenblatt currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine.

An acknowledged integrative medicine expert, educator, and author, Dr. Greenblatt has lectured internationally on the scientific evidence for nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness. Through three decades of practice and research, Dr. Greenblatt is a leading contributor to helping physicians and patients understand the role of personalized medicine for mental illness.

He is the author of seven books, including Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD; Nutritional Lithium: A Cinderella Story; Answers to Anorexia; Integrative Medicine for Alzheimer’s; and Integrative Medicine for Binge Eating.

Dr. Greenblatt is the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an educational platform dedicated to the transformation of psychiatry. Psychiatry Redefined offers online CME-approved courses, webinars, and fellowships for professionals to learn about functional and integrative medicine for mental illness. To learn more, please visit www.JamesGreenblattMD.com.