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Change your brain, change your life : the breakthrough program for conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, lack of focus, anger, and memory problems / Daniel G. Amen.

by Amen, Daniel G.

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Harmony Books, [2015]

616.89 A511c 2015

Mental illness -- Physiological aspects.

Single-photon emission computed tomography.

Brain -- Psychophysiology

Neuropsychiatry.

9781101904640 (pbk.)

110190464X (pbk.)

Revised and expanded.

xvi, 463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: How imaging changes everything. Your brain : a brief primer ; Introduction: The single most important lesson I've learned from looking at more than 100,000 brains ; 12 principles to change your brain and your life ; Stop flying blind, start feeling better : an introduction to the Amen Clinics method ; Assess and optimize the 4 circles of your life ; How imaging changes everything : stories from the revolution (from miracles and meat cleavers to flashers, tooth fairies, and trains) ; Know your important numbers : you cannot change what you do not measure -- Part two: Know and heal the brain systems that run your life. Looking into love and depression : the limbic system ; Feel better fast : limbic system prescriptions ; Looking into anxiety and fear : the basal ganglia and more ; Stop feeling nervous now : basal ganglia prescriptions ; Looking into inattention and impulsivity : the prefrontal cortex ; Achieving total focus : prefrontal cortex prescriptions ; Looking into worry and obsessiveness : the anterior cingulate gyrus ; Getting unstuck : anterior cingulate gyrus prescriptions ; Looking into memory, temper, and mysticism : the temporal lobes ; Boosting memory, learning, and temper control : temporal lobe prescriptions ; Know your brain type : 7 types of ADD, 7 types of anxiety and depression, 6 types of addicts, 5 types of overeaters ; Imaging changes everything in relationships : understanding the brain patterns that interfere with intimacy ; The missing links : drugs, alcohol, head trauma, toxins, infections, and the brain -- Part three: The brain warrior's way. The Amen Clinics program to explode your potential, reverse illness, and reduce your risk for Alzheimer's ; The brain warrior diet : eat right to think right ; Please help me! : when and how to seek professional care ; Who is Andrew really? : questions on the essence of our humanity.

In this completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling book, illustrated by SPECT scans (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) of the brains of his patients, Dr. Amen presents scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness might be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen includes cutting-edge reseach and surprisingly effective "brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life. To quell anxiety and panic, use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil. To fight depression: Learn how to stop ANTs (automatic negative thoughts). To curb anger, follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage. To conquer impulsiveness and learn to focus, develop total focus with the One-Page Miracle. To stop obsessive worrying, follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise. Dr. Daniel Amen graduated from the Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in 1982 and specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. He is the director of the Amen Clinics. His presentation "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" based on this book has been shown on American PBS television stations during fundraising campaigns.

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