Pain, Sarno, and The Brain's Role in Chronic Pain

We reached out to the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine for their comments regarding what Dr. Amen says at 1:03:31. They responded with the following statement on December 12th 2025: “At this time, CANM considers that the guidelines require further rigorous review and validation through an independent, expert-led editorial and peer-review process. Until such a process has been completed, CANM believes it would be premature to adopt, endorse, or formally comment on the recommendations contained therein.”

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0:00 Intro

01:55 Origins

07:42 Lifestyle Changes vs. Pharmaceuticals vs. Therapy

12:38 Does imagining change treatment?

18:48 Overprescription

26:08 How Your Thoughts Affect Your Pain

30:32 Over-testing / CTE

34:28 His Supplement Company

44:35 Patient Compliance

54:06 Kim Kardashian’s Brain Scan

1:02:48 Randomized Control Data

1:37:10 Shaming Psychiatrists

1:47:23 Would You Give It Up?

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