Dr. Daniel Amen

Last year, there were 340 million prescriptions in the United States for antidepressants with no biological data. It's just nuts.

Last year, there were 340 million prescriptions in the United States for antidepressants with no biological data. It's just nuts.

Last year, there were 340 million prescriptions in the United States for antidepressants with no biological data. It's just nuts.

I do when I think they're part of the solution. I do. But it's never the first and only thing I think about. If I really think you have bipolar disorder – Well, then I'm going to give you lithium or Lamictal. But I'm also going to work hard to get your brain healthy. And I have a mnemonic I like called Bright Minds. You want to keep your brain healthy or rescue it.

I do when I think they're part of the solution. I do. But it's never the first and only thing I think about. If I really think you have bipolar disorder – Well, then I'm going to give you lithium or Lamictal. But I'm also going to work hard to get your brain healthy. And I have a mnemonic I like called Bright Minds. You want to keep your brain healthy or rescue it.

I do when I think they're part of the solution. I do. But it's never the first and only thing I think about. If I really think you have bipolar disorder – Well, then I'm going to give you lithium or Lamictal. But I'm also going to work hard to get your brain healthy. And I have a mnemonic I like called Bright Minds. You want to keep your brain healthy or rescue it.

You have to prevent or treat the 11 major risk factors that steal your mind. And the H in Bright Minds is head trauma and the T is is toxin and the second eye is infection. And so just having a rational plan to keep your brain healthy is what I think all of us should want.

You have to prevent or treat the 11 major risk factors that steal your mind. And the H in Bright Minds is head trauma and the T is is toxin and the second eye is infection. And so just having a rational plan to keep your brain healthy is what I think all of us should want.

You have to prevent or treat the 11 major risk factors that steal your mind. And the H in Bright Minds is head trauma and the T is is toxin and the second eye is infection. And so just having a rational plan to keep your brain healthy is what I think all of us should want.

So if you came to see us, we would get to know you and take a very detailed history of your life. And then we would test your brains. And then we would scan it. We generally do two, one at rest, one when you concentrate. And we would take all of that information. So you came and said, I'm depressed, or I'm angry, or I keep getting fired from my job. Well, that's really important information.

So if you came to see us, we would get to know you and take a very detailed history of your life. And then we would test your brains. And then we would scan it. We generally do two, one at rest, one when you concentrate. And we would take all of that information. So you came and said, I'm depressed, or I'm angry, or I keep getting fired from my job. Well, that's really important information.

So if you came to see us, we would get to know you and take a very detailed history of your life. And then we would test your brains. And then we would scan it. We generally do two, one at rest, one when you concentrate. And we would take all of that information. So you came and said, I'm depressed, or I'm angry, or I keep getting fired from my job. Well, that's really important information.

And then we would test your brain, how positive or negative you are, how's your memory, how's your focus. And then we would use the images to guide what we do for you. But we don't make diagnoses from images. We make diagnoses from all the information. And so, for example, I saw a woman recently and she thought she had ADD and her brain looked like she had a traumatic brain injury.

And then we would test your brain, how positive or negative you are, how's your memory, how's your focus. And then we would use the images to guide what we do for you. But we don't make diagnoses from images. We make diagnoses from all the information. And so, for example, I saw a woman recently and she thought she had ADD and her brain looked like she had a traumatic brain injury.

And then we would test your brain, how positive or negative you are, how's your memory, how's your focus. And then we would use the images to guide what we do for you. But we don't make diagnoses from images. We make diagnoses from all the information. And so, for example, I saw a woman recently and she thought she had ADD and her brain looked like she had a traumatic brain injury.

You could just see part of her left temporal lobe had been bashed in, had been hurt. And it's hard to concentrate if part of your brain has been damaged. And so most psychiatrists or family practice doctors would give her Adderall or Ritalin. And I'm like, no, we have to repair your brain first. And we use things like hyperbaric oxygen and certain supplements to help repair the brain.

You could just see part of her left temporal lobe had been bashed in, had been hurt. And it's hard to concentrate if part of your brain has been damaged. And so most psychiatrists or family practice doctors would give her Adderall or Ritalin. And I'm like, no, we have to repair your brain first. And we use things like hyperbaric oxygen and certain supplements to help repair the brain.

You could just see part of her left temporal lobe had been bashed in, had been hurt. And it's hard to concentrate if part of your brain has been damaged. And so most psychiatrists or family practice doctors would give her Adderall or Ritalin. And I'm like, no, we have to repair your brain first. And we use things like hyperbaric oxygen and certain supplements to help repair the brain.

And then she can focus. And it's just... You want to go... Not, oh, you have ADD. It's like, why do you have problems concentrating and problems with organization? And why do you lose words? As opposed to label equals drugs.

And then she can focus. And it's just... You want to go... Not, oh, you have ADD. It's like, why do you have problems concentrating and problems with organization? And why do you lose words? As opposed to label equals drugs.