About Metabolic Psychiatry®
Merging Metabolic Health and Mental Wellbeing
Metabolic Psychiatry stands at the crossroads of metabolic and mental health. There is an emerging understanding that inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance may be at the root of some brain disorders and psychiatric illnesses. Metabolic therapies can be a powerful tool in mitigating symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other serious mental illnesses.
We study how metabolic interventions influence brain health, emphasizing reducing sugar, ultra-processed foods, and refined carbohydrates to improve overall well-being.
We also look for new ways to treat obesity. Many Americans with obesity suffer from malnutrition while consuming excess calories. We focus on serving patients with this undertreated disease by enhancing metabolic and mental health together.
Our Mission and Vision
Our group promotes Metabolic Psychiatry as a standard of psychiatric care. As this subfield evolves, we aim to serve as a free source of information for our community. We want to help everyone learn about the crucial links between metabolism and mental health.
Our mission includes sharing scientific progress and clinical advances related to metabolic health and advocating for their role in treating mental illnesses. By identifying and treating underlying metabolic dysfunction, we strive to alleviate psychological symptoms and foster a better quality of life for our patients.
Our Founder
Dr. Shebani Sethi, MD, ABOM introduced the term Metabolic Psychiatry to unify researchers and clinicians around the world to communicate about the pivotal role metabolic dysfunction plays in psychiatric illnesses. She is the founding director of the world's first academic Metabolic Psychiatry clinic and research program, established at Stanford University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences in 2015.