Who We Are
About IMMH
IMMH is the leading global integrative mental health conference, bringing together a large community of healthcare practitioners from around the world to collaborate and learn about the latest scientific research and best clinical practice in integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry.
Co-founded in 2009 by Dr. William Shaw and Dr. James Greenblatt, IMMH grew year on year and became the much-loved and well-attended leader in integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry education. After a short break due to the Covid pandemic and a change of ownership, IMMH was relaunched by Kirkland Newman, Founder and Editor of the not-for-profit MindHealth360, and Host of the successful MindHealth360 Show, with big ambitions to bring integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry to a larger and more diverse global audience, while maintaining its reputation for scientific credibility and clinical excellence.





Our Mission
IMMH aims to heal global mental health through a revolution in mental health care by teaching the latest scientific knowledge and best clinical practice in integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry to multidisciplinary medical and health practitioners and anyone invested or interested in mental health.
What We Do
IMMH is where forward-thinking mental health practitioners can gather as a community, in person or online, to learn about the latest evidence-based research and best clinical practice around integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry, and hear from the most well-respected and pioneering doctors, scientists and health practitioners in their fields.
With a focus on root cause, personalized and precision medicine, integrating biochemical, psychological and lifestyle approaches to mental health, IMMH and its annual conference delivers actionable, cutting edge and evidence-based scientific and clinical information so that health practitioners such as medical doctors, physician associates, nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, psychologists, chiropractors, nutritionists, naturopaths and social workers, can offer more hope and better healing to their patients.
What Makes IMMH Unique
IMMH is known for its scientific and medical credibility, cutting edge research, clinical best practice, and fun and supportive community.
Founded by biochemist Dr. William Shaw, founder of Great Plains Labs and by Dr. James Greenblatt, child and adolescent psychiatrist, in 2009, IMMH soon gained a reputation for featuring world class leaders in their field showcasing evidence-based, pioneering scientific research, combined with clinical case studies and practical advice for health practitioners, focusing on root cause, personalised, precision medicine for mental healthcare.
This tradition of scientific excellence combined with practical applications and a focus on root cause diagnosis and treatment has continued to this day, creating a growing and loyal audience of medical and health practitioners across disciplines, who return year after year to learn the latest in integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry.
IMMH has also always drawn the best integrative and functional medicine suppliers of diagnostic tools, therapies, clinics and supplements.
Not only is IMMH a place of learning and excellence, but it is also a place where pioneering mental health practitioners can gather from around the world to meet and share notes, case studies and best practices, support each other and have fun in what is sometimes a lonely landscape. More than a conference, IMMH is a movement and a community, aiming to revolutionise mental health care for better patient outcomes.
Being one of the minority of global practitioners delivering integrative mental health and functional medicine psychiatry can be an isolating and stressful experience, often requiring the resilience to challenge mainstream dogma, and demanding more knowledge, time and often fewer financial rewards than conventional medical practice. And yet, it’s the only type of medicine that many practitioners with heart and conscience want to practice, seeing that it ensures the most sustainable results for their patients. IMMH offers a supportive community for these visionary and courageous practitioners.