Synopses & Reviews
For the 38 million Americans who suffer from anxiety and/or depression--and for those who treat them--Dr. Daniel G. Amen has liberating news. Using a sophisticated brain-imaging technology called SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography), Amen and his colleagues have discovered that these all-too-common disorders are, in large part, the result of measurable brain dysfunction--of physical neurological conditions that clinicians can actually see. And what they can see, they can treat more effectively than ever before. This groundbreaking work describes the seven distinct types of anxiety and depression revealed by The Amen Clinics' signature brain-imaging studies; offers diagnostic tools and guidelines to determine the specific type affecting each individual (even where SPECT imaging technology is not available); and provides a comprehensive program for treating each type. Treatment includes medication, diet, supplements, exercise, and social and therapeutic support. Based on powerful new science derived from more than 17,000 SPECT scans, "Healing Anxiety and Depression is a lucid and practical guide to conquering these potentially devastating disorders.
Synopsis
Dr. Amen has pioneered the clinical use of brain SPECT imaging in psychiatry. His clinics' signature brain scans have discovered that the illnesses of anxiety and depression are, in large part, the result of brain dysfunction. Scans have also determined that anxiety and depression often occur together, and there are seven distinct types of disorders. HEALING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION reveals the major anxiety and depression centers of the brain and offers guidelines and tools to determine the specific type of anxiety and depression from which one suffers, and providing a comprehensive program for treating each type. This is a groundbreaking guide to conquering these devastating disorders.
About the Author
DANIEL G. AMEN, MD is a clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and the director of the Amen Clinics in Newport Beach and Fairfield, CA. He is the author of numerous books, including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.. He lives in Newport Beach, CA. Lisa C. Routh MD is a neuropsychiatrist with special training in neurology, general psychiatry, and functional brain imaging. She lives in Houston, TX.ALAN SKLAR has narrated over 75 audiobooks and earned numerous awards for his work. He has also provided the voice for thousands of corporate and medical videos, as well as many radio and TV commercials. He lives with his wife in New York.LISA C. ROUTH, MD, is a neuropsychiatrist with special training in neurology, general psychiatry, and functional brain imaging. She lives in Houston, TX.