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 - Great book - Insights for everyone!Great book! It was insightful and empowering. Dr. Amen's writing style is easy to follow and his conclusions are supported by numerous case studies. I am recommending this book to everyone, regardless of whether they are in counseling. The ideas and prescriptions presented would be helpful to anyone. Rating: - Excellent presentationDr. Amen provides a succint, excellent presentation about how the brain works and the problems incurred when it malfunctions. As a person with bipolar disorder I definitely benefitted from this book. I encourage all people to read this book. Rating: - Change Your Brain Change Your LifeI watched a program 0n TV in which the author Daniel G. Amen discussed this book and and that is why i ordred it.So far I am enjoying reading it. As a person who has suffered from anxiety all my life, I was searching for answers and Dr.Amen's theories interested me very much.So far I am fascinated by his theories and hope to find value in them for me..I have not finished the book but will review it as soon as I have. Rating:  - Pseudo-scientific hubrisWhile the notion of brain evaluation to heal psychological conditions is very appealing to all of us, this is yet another "prophet" (more like profit), whose time has not come. The theory and research behind this work are idiosyncratic. Dr. Amen is the author, the theoretician, the writer and the prescriber of formulas for success in, what is simply, way too broad a range of areas to be meaningful. His research has not been replicated by anyone outside of his office and his theories are not supported by the scientific community at large. He has created an approach that looks and sounds too good to be true, and is too good to be true. I hope that the underlying intent of his work is to help and heal others and if that is the case, would expect him to begin collaborating with universities and research laboratories that are genuinely independent and able to evaluate his assessment tools and his diagnostic approaches on their own, and thereby help to hone what he is doing, so that it can be determined whether there is more to his approach than smoke and mirrors. I'm not especially comfortable being this caustic about a fellow professional's work, but I've seen the "breakthroughs" purported by many others along the way, and have dealt with the consequences of disappointed patients and family members, who have often spent substantial amounts of time and money, only to be more frustrated and confused than ever afterwards. Rating: - Change Your Brain Change Your LifeFascinating. Links abnormal activity levels in certain parts of the brain to specific mental disdorders. Provides a vast array of treament options from self-help to surgery. In association with Amazon.com | |