Depression and cognitive decline in older adults is complex, multifaceted, and too often overlooked. This groundbreaking training—the first of its kind in Functional Psychiatry—equips clinicians with the tools to move beyond symptom management and address the complex interplay of biological, nutritional, environmental and psychosocial drivers of depression in aging populations.
Led by renowned functional psychiatry pioneer, best-selling author, and Chief Medical Director of Psychiatry Redefined, James Greenblatt, MD, and internationally recognized faculty, this intensive training for geriatric mental health blends the latest evidence-based research in functional, integrative, and nutritional medicine with decades of clinical experience. You’ll learn how to integrate comprehensive testing, nutritional and lifestyle interventions, and personalized treatment strategies to improve outcomes, restore vitality, and support healthy aging. Walk away with an expanded toolkit, practical protocols, and actionable clinical pearls—ready to use in practice immediately to transform the lives of your older patients.
OVERVIEW: In this hands-on training, Dr. James Greenblatt and our esteemed faculty will debunk common myths surrounding depression, cognitive decline, and aging, and explore how root-cause, functional medicine interventions can greatly enhance patient wellness and recovery. You’ll learn the epidemiology of geriatric depression and discover science-backed approaches informed by leading research, that identify specific biological abnormalities, such as deficiencies in B Vitamins and Vitamin D. Enroll now to gain tools to help your patients move beyond symptom management and towards lasting wellness.
PROGRAM FORMAT: Fully online training combining self-paced curriculum, an exclusive conference lecture, and four (4) live, online sessions providing live faculty guidance and trainee Q&A time (available as recordings for those unable to attend)
PROGRAM START & LIVE TRAINING DATES: Program begins November 1, 2025. Live sessions are scheduled for November 1, 6, 13 and 20.
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: 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ENROLLMENT FEE: $499
“Depression and cognitive decline among older adults is not an inevitable consequence of aging but rather a psychiatric condition influenced by complex biological, environmental, and psychosocial factors. By targeting the root causes and the underlying chemistry affecting brain and behavior, we can promote more effective healing and recovery for some of our most vulnerable patients.”
– James Greenblatt, MD Founder & Instructor
Our aging patients deserve more personalized and effective treatment. Enroll now to gain the clinical tools to help them thrive as they age.
What You’ll Learn in this Training
- How popular myths and assumptions regarding depression in the elderly may negatively impact patient care
- The strengths and limitations of symptom-drug polypharmacy for treating depression
- The latest research on the underlying causes of depression
- The biologic underpinnings of depression (genetic, neurochemical, nutritional, and metabolic factors) and how they influence mood, cognition, and behavior
- Nutritional factors robustly associated with depression risk and severity (elevated homocysteine and vitamin deficiencies)–and how such deficiencies contribute to psychiatric and/or digestive disturbances
- The benefits of zinc, amino acids, and various vitamin repletion for mental and physical health
- Recommendations for testing, analyzing and interpreting results, and nutritional repletion/dosing
Basics & What’s Included in the
Functional Medicine for Geriatric Depression & Cognitive Decline Training
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
Learn how to create personalized, science-based holistic treatment plans that address depression among elderly patients; learn how to test, treat and restore each patient’s unique biochemistry; and gain diagnostic tools and functional interventions to facilitate patient recovery.
ELIGIBILITY
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.
STRUCTURE & MENTORING
Combined live and recorded online curriculum featuring 6+ hours of recorded curriculum and 4+ hours of live faculty guidance via 4 (four) live sessions, which offer direct instruction and faculty mentoring. Self-paced study. Accessible from any device.
FACULTY
- James Greenblatt, MD
- Anoushirvan (Abe) Adel, MD
- Umar Latif, MD, DFAPA
COMMUNITY
Connect with faculty and your peers on an invaluable community forum to discuss cases, treatments, curriculum and resources, plus discover new tools to help you enhance your practice.
ENROLLMENT & FEES
Tuition Fee: $499
Enrollment now open for the November (Fall) 2025 Training.
ACCREDITATION
5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
PROGRAM ACCESS
6 months of access (from program start date) to all online curriculum and the online community with options to extend curriculum and community access via paid extensions
What You’ll Gain
in the Functional Medicine for Geriatric Depression & Cognitive Decline Training
A Holistic Understanding of Geriatric Depression & COGNITIVE DECLINE
Gain insights into the multifaceted nature of geriatric depression, distinguishing it from normal aging processes and emphasizing comprehensive, evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
Targeted Functional Medicine Strategies
Explore targeted interventions based on current research, focusing on identifying and addressing specific biological imbalances such as deficiencies in B Vitamins and Vitamin D, which are critical factors in treating geriatric depression.
Clinical Application and Patient Outcomes
Acquire practical tools and clinical strategies to implement Functional Medicine approaches effectively in your practice, focusing on improving therapeutic outcomes and quality of life for aging patients struggling with depression.
Functional & Integrative Medicine for Depression Course Breakdown
This five-module accredited course led by Dr. James Greenblatt & Dr. Ana Ivkovic serves as the cornerstone for the Functional Medicine for Geriatric Depression & Cognitive Decline Training. In this self-paced course, clinicians of all specialties will 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 geriatric depression.
Course accredited for 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Click below to expand and view accreditation details.
CME Information
Functional and Integrative Medicine for Depression
Date: July 15, 2025 – July 15, 2027
Activity Overview
The activity expands the learners’ therapeutic options for depression management, directly aligning with their professional responsibility and potential scope for treating complex psychiatric patient cases.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for an audience of Physicians, Physician Associates, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Critique the limitations of the conventional psychopharmacological model for depression
- Describe the key pathophysiological drivers of depression from a functional medicine perspective, including nutritional deficiencies, inflammation and metabolic abnormalities
- Select appropriate functional lab tests to identify underlying root causes of depression
- Formulate a personalized, integrative treatment plan for depression that incorporates targeted nutritional supplementation and lifestyle interventions
- Assess the impact of common clinical scenarios on nutrient status and mood
Criteria for Success
To obtain a certificate of completion, a score of 70% or better on the post-test is required. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test and evaluation, and have received a digital copy of your certificate. You must participate in the entire activity to receive credit. There is no fee to participate in this activity. If you have questions about this activity, please contact AKH Inc. at ketrea@akhcme.com.
CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Psychiatry Redefined. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
| DISCLOSURES | ||
| Name | Relationship | Commercial Interest |
| James Greenblatt, MD (faculty) | Consultant | Pure Encapsulations |
| Owner Interest | Psychiatry Redefined | |
| Ana Ivkovic MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN – President | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Rebecca Lakofsky, RN (planner/reviewer) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| AKH Inc Staff and Planners | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Psychiatry Redefined Staff and Planners | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. | ||
Disclosures
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to optout@akhcme.com with your information with “Opt Out” in the subject line.
Clinical Mentoring & Community Support
Learn in a robust and supportive community, and benefit from four live online sessions conducted by Psychiatry Redefined founder, James Greenblatt, MD, and expert faculty. Each lecture and session is led with practical application in mind, focusing on clinical skills and concepts that can be immediately implemented with your patients. These sessions also 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 & Topics
- Session #1 (November 1st at 11am ET / 1.5 hrs): From Deficiency to Discovery: How Micronutrient Gaps Drive Depression in Older Adults (Dr. James Greenblatt)
- Session #2 (November 6th at 8pm ET / 1 hr): B12, Folate & Beyond: Unlocking New Pathways to Treat Geriatric Depression (Dr. Umar Latif)
- Session #3 (November 13th at 8pm ET / 1 hr): The Gut-Brain Connection: Exploring Vitamin D and Gut Dysbiosis in Geriatric Psychiatric Care (Dr. Abe Adel)
- Session #4 (November 20th at 8 pm ET / 1 hr): Lithium Light: Harnessing Nutritional Lithium for Calmer, Brighter Later Years (Dr. James Greenblatt)
Clinician-Led Education & Guidance
Discover a wealth of research-backed instruction developed and led by Dr. James Greenblatt, and our expert faculty, all with decades of clinical experience in functional medicine and integrative psychiatry.
James Greenblatt, MD
Dr. James Greenblatt, MD 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.
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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.
Anoushirvan (Abe) Adel, MD
Anoushirvan (Abe) Adel, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in adult and geriatric psychiatry. After graduating from medical school, he completed residency at Icahn School of medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and subsequently became certified in geriatric psychiatry. He is also board-certified by Royal College of physician and Surgeons of Canada in both General Adult and geriatric psychiatry.
He was the clinical director at Sharpe (Psychiatric) Hospital in West Virginia for 11 years overseeing clinical, teaching and research activities at that center. He was a faculty member at West Virginia University Department of Psychiatry during the same period. He has over 35 years of experience in inpatient, outpatient, emergency psychiatry as well as at various nursing homes. In addition, he is also a member of the ECT service at his current hospital Peterborough regional health center, where he is currently practicing. In addition, he has a private practice primarily focusing on delivering integrative psychiatric care.
Umar Latif, MD, DFAPA
Umar Latif, MD is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a triple board-certified psychiatrist in General Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. A George W. Bush Institute Scholar, selected for the Stand-To Veteran Leadership program, he has been recognized for his work improving mental health outcomes for veterans. Dr. Latif is a Clinical Associate Professor at Texas A&M School of Medicine.
Dr. Latif serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Enterhealth, a premier residential and outpatient dual diagnosis center in North Texas. He is also the Medical Director of his private practice, The Noesis Clinic, an adult and geriatric outpatient private practice that specializes in early detection of Alzheimer’s dementia and TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) treatment. Employing a functional and integrative psychiatry approach to promote brain health and optimize outcomes, Dr. Latif publishes a blog Psychiatry 3.0, a modern mental health newsletter reimagining what care can—and should—look like for patients and clinicians alike.
Join us to learn breakthrough root-cause therapies that your elderly patients deserve.
Tuition Details:
$499
The November 2025 training begins November 1, 2025. Enrollment grants access to all training curriculum for 6 months from program start date. This training is designed for clinicians and mental health providers. All refunds must be requested within seven (7) days of enrollment. In order to qualify for a refund, learners must have progressed through less than 10% of the educational content in question. All refunds will be processed minus a 10% transaction fee.
