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I’m Dr. Chris Palmer. I’m the Founder and Director of the Metabolic and Mental Health Program and the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, both at McLean Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Palmer’s clinical practice has focused on helping people suffering from treatment-resistant mental illnesses, including mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and personality disorders. His treatment approach has been comprehensive and has included psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and complementary and alternative treatments.
Dr. Palmer’s Research. Dr. Palmer has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic diet as a treatment for mental disorders. In 2022, he introduced the brain energy theory of mental illness, revealing that mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.
Keto and Carnivore: Schizophrenia, Depression, Cancer | Dr. Chris Palmer discusses metabolic and mental health with Dr. Jordan Peterson. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with author, researcher, and psychiatrist Chris Palmer.
Aug 27, 2019 · Mental Horizons interviews Dr. Palmer – Using ketogenic medical therapy for schizophrenia, bipolar, and metabolic disorders. by Cecile Seth | Oct 25, 2019 | Case Reports, Podcasts.
Nov 1, 2019 · Psychiatrist Chris Palmer and his patient, Dan, are interviewed by host Karen Weintraub. Dan, who has schizophrenia, has been on a ketogenic diet for three years. During this time Dan’s quality of life was greatly improved.
Aug 27, 2019 · National Public Radio podcast examines the connection between a ketogenic diet and mental health. Psychiatrist Chris Palmer and his patient, Dan, are interviewed by host Karen Weintraub. Dan, who has schizophrenia, has been on a ketogenic diet for three years. During...
Aug 27, 2019 · Brain Energy and Bipolarcast. by Dr. Chris Palmer | Aug 10, 2022 | Metabolic-Health. In this episode of Bipolarcast, Iain Campbell and Matt Baszucki interview Chris Palmer on his book, Brain Energy, and the metabolic theory of mental illness.
Aug 27, 2019 · Dr. Chris Palmer – ‘The Ketogenic Diet in Neurology and Psychiatry’ In this presentation Dr. Palmer presents the role of the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy option in neurology and psychiatry, highlighting the bidirectional relationship between mental illness and metabolic health.
Chris Palmer, MD was a co-author of this 2018 case study which showed an improvement in schizophrenic symptoms in young Ecuadorian twins on a ketogenic diet. They were a male and a female, diagnosed with schizophrenia at the ages of 14 and 18.
