Emerging research in the cognitive neurosciences adds increasing support to his experience using SPECT. The current tools used at the university level are more sophisticated (Functional MRI, Transcranial Magnetic Imaging and PET )but are not in conflict with his findings.
The graphic and concise presentation of brain images and text allows both the novice and more familiar reader of Amen's works to understand the overlapping features of these disorders. An advantage of his style is that a reader may begin the book from any section or chapter. I found this benefit very useful for myself and amongst my patients in our search for the chapter that is most " Us ".
I highly recommend this book as an addition to the bookshelf of the American public.
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Emerging research in the cognitive neurosciences adds increasing support to his experience using SPECT. The current tools used at the university level are more sophisticated (Functional MRI, Transcranial Magnetic Imaging and PET ) but are not in conflict with his findings.
Diane E. Hough, MS, LMHC, NCCA Real Contribution Prior to Dr. Amen's publication of his work with ADHD, we in psychology were quasi-cavemen about brain function and attentional disorders. For whatever critique one might have regarding his diagnosis-based-on-scans, Dr. Amen singlehandedly eludicated the public about certain brain function. He has done it again!
This book contributes in two path-blazing ways: 1). It "de-stigmatizes" depression and anxiety-- something everyone suffers, in various degrees, at one time or another. 2). He presents natural strategies for treatment-- something most Americans want and have had difficulty finding. It is always uplifting to find a book that makes the world better and a little less dark.
