The Future of Mental Health Care: Training Doctors in Ketogenic Therapy

Ketogenic therapy for mental illness is gaining attention, with more and more patients looking to incorporate this strategy into their care plan.

The problem is that sometimes patients struggle to find providers to help them and providers often lack the expertise and confidence to prescribe this strategy.

These issues led to a light bulb moment for Dr. Kelly, “We’ve got to capacity build, we have to figure this out.”

In this interview, Dr. Bret Scher speaks with Deanna Kelly, PharmD, internationally recognized for her work in schizophrenia, psychiatric pharmacology, and metabolic health, who is now pioneering an innovative project of her own called Live it, Launch it.

This first-of-its-kind study is Dr. Kelly’s brainchild, designed to train clinicians through direct experience in an effort to increase clinical expertise in metabolic and ketogenic therapies. Participants don’t just learn the science, they actually live a ketogenic diet themselves, gaining confidence, competence, and practical insight to better guide patients struggling with psychiatric disorders.

In this interview, you’ll discover:

• Why so many families are searching for trained ketogenic therapy clinicians
• Why personal experience may be the missing link in clinical adoption
• The potential widespread clinical impact of Live it, Launch it.
• The potential of ketogenic therapy alongside medications like GLP-1s
• An update on Dr. Kelly’s in-patient ketogenic therapy for schizophrenia study

By training clinicians to live it before they launch it, this study could change how psychiatric care is delivered, and help meet the growing demand for clinical guidance in ketogenic therapy.

Expert Featured:

Dr. Deanna Kelly

• Director of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
• X: https://x.com/profdeannak

Resources Mentioned:

Why Did the Maryland Health Department Halt a Critical Schizophrenia Study?

• https://youtu.be/tzPlQ6dJwe8

Stanford Study Shows Promise of Keto

• https://www.metabolicmind.org/trials/featured/stanford-study-shows-promise-of-keto/

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About us:

Metabolic Mind is a non-profit initiative of Baszucki Group working to transform the study and treatment of mental disorders by exploring the connection between metabolism and brain health. We leverage the science of metabolic psychiatry and personal stories to offer education, community, and hope to people struggling with mental health challenges and those who care for them.

Our channel is for informational purposes only. We are not providing individual or group medical or healthcare advice nor establishing a provider-patient relationship. Many of the interventions we discuss can have dramatic or potentially dangerous effects if done without proper supervision. Consult your healthcare provider before changing your lifestyle or medications.