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How to End Mental Illness with Dr. Daniel Amen

Nov 6, 2019

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Daniel G Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychiatrist and brain imaging expert, discusses groundbreaking approaches to mental health. He challenges the stigma surrounding mental illness, emphasizing that brain health can be improved through integrative care. Listeners learn about the significance of brain scans in diagnosing mental health issues and the 'BRIGHT MINDS' mnemonic to enhance cognitive function. Dr. Amen also highlights how nutrition and lifestyle choices play critical roles in mental well-being, advocating for personalized treatment strategies that go beyond traditional methods.

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Mental Illness Reframed

Mental illnesses are brain health issues that steal your mind.
Get your brain right, and your mind will follow.

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Stop the Shame

We treat mental illness with blame and shame instead of addressing the underlying brain problem.
We don't shame people for having cancer; we should treat mental illness like any other health issue.

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Family Matters

Dr. Amen's nieces were predisposed to mental illness due to family history.
Their chaotic upbringing, including substance abuse and violence, exacerbated their risk.

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Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades

The Secrets of Successful Students: Science-Based Strategies to Boost Memory, Strengthen Focus, and Study Faster

Daniel G Amen

Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades offers a breakthrough approach to help students succeed in school by optimizing their brain function. It provides strategies to study more effectively, learn faster, and stay focused, drawing on Dr. Amen's expertise in neuroscience and psychiatry. The book is designed for students from middle school to college and beyond, helping them discover their unique brain type, adopt smarter study practices, and improve their academic performance.

The UltraMind solution

Mark Hyman

In 'The UltraMind Solution,' Dr. Mark Hyman explains that many mental and psychological disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and memory loss, are rooted in physical and biochemical imbalances in the body. He proposes a six-week plan to correct these imbalances through optimizing nutrition, balancing hormones, reducing inflammation, and other lifestyle changes. The book emphasizes the importance of functional medicine, focusing on the body's natural healing processes rather than just managing symptoms with drugs or psychotherapy. By following the outlined steps, readers can achieve an 'UltraMind' that is highly focused, able to pay attention at will, has a strong memory, and leaves them feeling calm, confident, in control, and in good spirits.

Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most

Daniel Amen

In 'Memory Rescue,' Dr. Daniel G. Amen presents a multipronged approach to enhance brain health and memory by addressing dietary changes, physical and mental exercises, and spiritual practices. The book offers practical strategies to mitigate risk factors for memory loss, including hypertension, diabetes, and depression, and provides hope for improving memory even in cases of Alzheimer's and dementia.

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

Daniel G Amen

In this completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling book, Dr. Daniel Amen presents cutting-edge research from over 100,000 SPECT brain scans. The book explains how specific structures in the brain contribute to various psychological issues like anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, and impulsiveness. Dr. Amen offers practical 'brain prescriptions' including simple breathing techniques, dietary changes, supplements, and mental exercises to help readers improve their brain health and overall well-being. The book emphasizes that brain health is not fixed and can be improved through targeted interventions and lifestyle changes.

The Myth of Mental Illness

Thomas Stephen Szasz

Thomas Szasz

In this influential book, Thomas S. Szasz challenges the legitimacy of psychiatry, arguing that the concept of mental illness is logically absurd and has harmful consequences. He contends that psychiatrists absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions by diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness. Szasz also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the overreach of psychiatry into modern life. The book includes a new preface on the age of Prozac and Ritalin and the rise of designer drugs, along with two bonus essays in the 50th anniversary edition.

Healing ADD

Daniel Amen

There’s a certain stigma around mental illness, one that can, unfortunately, keep people from feeling empowered that they can change their brain health and get the care they truly need. But think about it—would we ever shame someone with cancer, autoimmunity, or dementia for needing help? Of course not. Unfortunately, the past methods of treating mental health disorders didn’t actually look at what was happening inside the brain. It was a guessing game based on symptoms without knowing the real cause, location, or severity of the imbalance. The good news is that now, with technology like brain scans, we can get a clear picture of what is happening in the brain to get real solutions.

My guest on this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Daniel Amen, has been paving the way for a new type of psychiatry, looking at the actual brain and using an integrative approach to prevent disease and successfully treat it. The Washington Post called Dr. Daniel Amen the most popular psychiatrist in America and Discover Magazine listed his brain imaging research as the top neuroscience story for 2015. He is a double board-certified psychiatrist and ten-time New York Times bestselling author, with such blockbuster books as Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Healing ADD, Memory Rescue, Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades, and The Daniel Plan, co-authored by Pastor Rick Warren and myself. In March 2020, his book The End of Mental Illness will be published (and I highly recommend it).

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