The End of Mental Illness: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Addictions, PTSD, Psychosis, Personality Disorders, and More
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Summary
New hope for those suffering from conditions like depression， anxiety， bipolar disorder， addictions， PTSD， ADHD and more。 Though incidence of these conditions is skyrocketing， for the past four decades standard treatment hasn't much changed， and success rates in treating them have barely improved， either。 Meanwhile， the stigma of the "mental illness" label--damaging and devastating on its own--can often prevent sufferers from getting the help they need。
Brain specialist and bestselling author Dr。 Daniel Amen is on the forefront of a new movement within medicine and related disciplines that aims to change all that。 In The End of Mental Illness， Dr。 Amen draws on the latest findings of neuroscience to challenge an outdated psychiatric paradigm and help readers take control and improve the health of their own brain， minimizing or reversing conditions that may be preventing them from living a full and emotionally healthy life。
The End of Mental Illness will help you discover:
Why labeling someone as having a "mental illness" is not only inaccurate but harmful。
Why standard treatment may not have helped you or a loved one--and why diagnosing and treating you based on your symptoms alone so often misses the true cause of those symptoms and results in poor outcomes
At least 100 simple things you can do yourself to heal your brain and prevent or reverse the problems that are making you feel sad， mad， or bad
How to identify your "brain type" and what you can do to optimize your particular type
Where to find the kind of health provider who understands and uses the new paradigm of brain health
Brain specialist and bestselling author Dr。 Daniel Amen is on the forefront of a new movement within medicine and related disciplines that aims to change all that。 In The End of Mental Illness， Dr。 Amen draws on the latest findings of neuroscience to challenge an outdated psychiatric paradigm and help readers take control and improve the health of their own brain， minimizing or reversing conditions that may be preventing them from living a full and emotionally healthy life。
The End of Mental Illness will help you discover:
Why labeling someone as having a "mental illness" is not only inaccurate but harmful。
Why standard treatment may not have helped you or a loved one--and why diagnosing and treating you based on your symptoms alone so often misses the true cause of those symptoms and results in poor outcomes
At least 100 simple things you can do yourself to heal your brain and prevent or reverse the problems that are making you feel sad， mad， or bad
How to identify your "brain type" and what you can do to optimize your particular type
Where to find the kind of health provider who understands and uses the new paradigm of brain health
Reviews
Amy
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What an important read。 I love his use of clear scientific examples。 He shows you brain scans of people before and after treatment for different issues。 He states clearly what needs to be done to protect our brains and why。 And he has the science to back him up。 This book was written clearly and interestingly enough for a nurse but easy for the lay person。 It's very organized。 It's a touch repetitive but it's not overdone。 I really enjoyed this。 Very interesting！！ Love this man！！！ What an important read。 I love his use of clear scientific examples。 He shows you brain scans of people before and after treatment for different issues。 He states clearly what needs to be done to protect our brains and why。 And he has the science to back him up。 This book was written clearly and interestingly enough for a nurse but easy for the lay person。 It's very organized。 It's a touch repetitive but it's not overdone。 I really enjoyed this。 Very interesting！！ Love this man！！！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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Please read this book if you have a family member that is suffering from any type of mental illness and/or learning disability。 It is super informative and was of great use to me。
Kendra
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Interesting perspective on causes and treatments of mental illness， with tips for improving brain health。 Quite repetitive， but overall a helpful resource
Sophie
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3。5⭐
Myles
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I understand that books written by scientists are held to a different standard。 But this book was a little rough。Dr。 Amen's premise is that mental illness is a side-effect of damage to and disease in the brain， that many of us are living with low-functioning brains， and that we can fix it even without knowing which issues are by following his plan。Unfortunately， his plan is not particularly well-presented。 After getting you on board with his idea of brain imaging and mental health risk factors， I understand that books written by scientists are held to a different standard。 But this book was a little rough。Dr。 Amen's premise is that mental illness is a side-effect of damage to and disease in the brain， that many of us are living with low-functioning brains， and that we can fix it even without knowing which issues are by following his plan。Unfortunately， his plan is not particularly well-presented。 After getting you on board with his idea of brain imaging and mental health risk factors， he writes a chapter for each risk factor — eleven， total。 However， his book is written in a way that seems like it should be for kids — there's an evil king trying to steal your mental health and a good king trying to save it — and for advanced readers — he doesn't explain some medical terminology and concepts that adult readers may not understand。 He also has numerous appeals to emotion; while I understand starting each chapter off with a story to explain what can happen if you fix this particular issue， the chapters inevitably end by saving his nieces， who he names。 It feels kind of gross to be so blatantly exploiting their story when they're still teenagers。However， the real problem with this book is the readability。 Not only does it not explain important things， it also doesn't lay out how to fix or mitigate certain issues in a sensical manner。 Much of the chapter was anecdotes about patients， with very little devoted to why that particular topic was a risk factor and what could be done。 On the other hand， each chapter had two or three different ways to explain what could be done， though not in any straightforward manner。Then there was the fact that many chapters referenced issues with other chapters。 I recognize that with health， issues overlap （sleep issues can cause obesity， obesity can slow blood flow， low blood flow can cause low immunity， and so on）， but it doubled back over certain topics so many times that I couldn't tell whether we were still on the same risk factor anymore。The book was hard to get through and hard to retain because so much of it was unhelpful drivel。 The concepts are interesting and helpful to apply， but the editors and reviewers should have been more judicious with what they allowed out the door。 。。。more
Kelli Knight
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Amazing and simple。I am getting older and worry about my aging brain。 This book gives me hope to be able to take control of my future。
Kaitlyn Dolatowski
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Completely changed my mindset on solving mental illness。
Warren
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I really enjoyed this book and it's given me a lot to think about when it comes to my own brain/mental health。 Some of the reviews that I've seen were disparaging， mentioning that Dr Amen's technique "only" has an 85% success rate。 Anyone who has worked in the mental health field will tell you that 85% is stellar。 Those reviewers probably don't know this， and that's okay。 Now YOU do。Another aspect of the book that people didn't seem to like was that it mentions SPECT scanning。。。a lot。 Well， if t I really enjoyed this book and it's given me a lot to think about when it comes to my own brain/mental health。 Some of the reviews that I've seen were disparaging， mentioning that Dr Amen's technique "only" has an 85% success rate。 Anyone who has worked in the mental health field will tell you that 85% is stellar。 Those reviewers probably don't know this， and that's okay。 Now YOU do。Another aspect of the book that people didn't seem to like was that it mentions SPECT scanning。。。a lot。 Well， if that's one of the ways you go about treating a person， doesn't it kind of make sense that it'd get mentioned a lot？ Yes。 Yes， it does。 It's as silly as a conversation about taxes， but complaining that people keep bringing up tax codes。 Uh， it's kind of going to get mentioned， don't you think？Overall， I really enjoyed this book。 As someone who has been struggling with my own mental health this year （last year being awesome）， it made me consider what might have gone on to illicit such a change in me。 The only thing that comes to mind is that I rolled my car off of a bridge at the end of December。 I walked away literally without a scratch。 But did my brain get off so easily？And the answer to that question is one of the reasons that I only give the book 4 stars。 I don't know if my brain incurred damage during the roll。 Maybe。 Probably。 The big bummer is that Dr Amen's book offers a light at the end of the tunnel， but most people like me won't be able to afford to board the train and get there。 It offers a hope that's JUST out of reach。 Which。。。sucks。A really wonderful aspect of the book， however， is that there are things that I CAN do to help my brain。 Dr Amen goes over a number of things， including diet and supplements that can be changed in order to maximize the potential of a healthy brain。 （Plus， with some added physical activity， I reckon they'll help a person get a lot more fit。）This is by no means a perfect book。 Then again， psychiatry and treatment of mental health aren't perfect， either。 It's a learning process and one that， like Dr Amen and his crew， I'm going to continue working on for the rest of my life。I recommend the book。 。。。more
Shawn
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I think it puts forth a good argument that the vast majority of all mental illness is due to poor brain health and there are more ways to help other than immediately throwing prescription meds at it。 Although， he says， sometimes it's still necessary depending on the degree and type of mental illness。 I think it puts forth a good argument that the vast majority of all mental illness is due to poor brain health and there are more ways to help other than immediately throwing prescription meds at it。 Although， he says， sometimes it's still necessary depending on the degree and type of mental illness。 。。。more
Vicki Lännerholm
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Beyond pathology Amen never fails to educate about the reality of how mind/body operations need basic care to function optimally。 Great book！
Carrie
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Love this book。 Full of great information。
Linda
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Too repetitive。 Hard sell。
Andi Fritz
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After reading this book， I wish brain scans were a typical practice in the mental health field and that there were more Amen clinics nationwide。 The future of brain health/mental illness treatment will be positively impacted by the implementation of the Amen practices in the book。 I’m looking forward to reading more books by Dr。 Amen。 Love your brain！
Doreen Barr
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Groundbreaking Common Sense Since the age of 40， 23 YEARS！， I have been actively searching for ANYONE in the medical/psychiatric profession to diagnose and/or treat， my catastrophic， totally disabling depression and chronic pain。 Physicians no longer address adequate pain management for people who live in chronic， severe pain with immobility and isolation。 And none of the anti-depressants have ever done anything for me。 But now I must consider a severe head trauma that I suffered as a child as a Groundbreaking Common Sense Since the age of 40， 23 YEARS！， I have been actively searching for ANYONE in the medical/psychiatric profession to diagnose and/or treat， my catastrophic， totally disabling depression and chronic pain。 Physicians no longer address adequate pain management for people who live in chronic， severe pain with immobility and isolation。 And none of the anti-depressants have ever done anything for me。 But now I must consider a severe head trauma that I suffered as a child as a possible cause and also suggestions to help heal physiologic damage。 These two areas of medicine need to corroborate on more investigation in this area。 Many people are living in pain， both emotional and physical 。。。more
Kristi Maggard
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Loved it！changed the way I look at and understand mental illness and also was surprisingly beneficial for me！ I got it from the library but am tempted to buy it and just have it around as a reference。
Butch Ricardo
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Amen gave a me a new perspective on psychiatry and asked a question that I had never thought of before， why does no one ever look at the brain？ I am an avid reader of both neuroscience and psychaiatry/psychology books， and I love the way he painted the two into one complex and beautiful tapestry， the human mind。 Amen provides examples of his work， and explains how psychiatry needs to be reformed。 There are several diagrams illustrating his work and the ways SPECT scans advance the treatment of m Amen gave a me a new perspective on psychiatry and asked a question that I had never thought of before， why does no one ever look at the brain？ I am an avid reader of both neuroscience and psychaiatry/psychology books， and I love the way he painted the two into one complex and beautiful tapestry， the human mind。 Amen provides examples of his work， and explains how psychiatry needs to be reformed。 There are several diagrams illustrating his work and the ways SPECT scans advance the treatment of mental illnesses， and allow for the alleviation of symptoms， and even completely reinvent diagnosis and cure the patient of discomfort and disturbance。 Amen also introduces the importance of diet and exercise， and the biological impacts of mental illness， and the impacts of hormone imbalances to the brain， and to mental health。 He sparks a revolution and shows that mental illness isn't restricted to just the head， but to the entire physical and emotional existence of the person。 I recommend this book 10/10 to those curious about nueroscience and psychiatry， like myself， but also to people with mental illnesses。 This book has become my own psychiatry bible， as it encompasses and explains mental illness and mental health in a clear and thorough manner。 Amen is a pioneer of the "new psychiatry"， and his work will play a key role in the development of this medical field。 。。。more
Melissa
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Lots of good information， yes a bit repetitive but he walks you through the keys to brain health in a way that you can understand and retain them。 Talks about alternatives to using prescription drugs and getting to the root of the problem。 Any of the reviews from people about it being a sales pitch are missing the point。 He does have other books and his own clinic and programs but I didn’t find he was overly pushy about it at all。 Great read。
Esther
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Very good book I can't wait to implement！ Very good book I can't wait to implement！ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Dives into the science of brain scans and the implications of healthy and non-healthy lifestyle choices。 Reiterates healthy eating habits， explains the impact on brain health and immediate actionable choices for optimal brain health。 It amazes me to think that brain scans in psychology is ‘revolutionary’。 Interesting history as well on mental health and “treatments”。
Charles
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A tough book to get through。 It is so repetitive。 A large brochure would've sufficed。 "Didn't I just listen to that four times？" Though much of his science is of interest， a shadow of suspect is cast on it all when he writes things that are clearly bad science。 For example， he says that plants have incomplete proteins， which was proven untrue decades ago but is still promoted by many physicians。 （See https://nutritionfacts。org/video/flas。。。）。 He is also not very careful talking about the mercury A tough book to get through。 It is so repetitive。 A large brochure would've sufficed。 "Didn't I just listen to that four times？" Though much of his science is of interest， a shadow of suspect is cast on it all when he writes things that are clearly bad science。 For example， he says that plants have incomplete proteins， which was proven untrue decades ago but is still promoted by many physicians。 （See https://nutritionfacts。org/video/flas。。。）。 He is also not very careful talking about the mercury problem in fish， though he mentions it once。All that said， I do like his approach of trying first nutritional approaches instead of jumping straight to drugs。 I like his idea of cutting out potentially damaging food and then adding them back in one at a time to see the mind and body reaction。 I was also introduced to SPECT scans of the brains， which sounds like it could be a great diagnostic tool。 I like his ideas about brain health in general。 The other suspect part: They sell lots of supplements。 The book is overwhelming talking about supplements。 It you were caught on their hook， you'd probably end of getting the stuff from them。So， if I were someone or close to someone experiencing substantial mental health issues， I think there might be some nuggets to be gathered from the book， perhaps balanced by something like nutritionfacts。org and taken with （or without， for health's sake） a grain of salt。 。。。more
Naoíse Ducker
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An extremely informative book with some very valuable advice on looking after your brain health。 I really enjoyed the easy to read layout of the book too， although there was scientific language it was easy to understand and to grasp。
Skan
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Important info - a condensed version should be taught in schools！
Lee Kristine Dodier
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Amazing book！ Helps you understand what your body and brain needs and what can hurt your brain。 Vital information。
Vicky
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This book is a God send， map ， path of truth to heal people to know why there is so much suffering and what we can do about it 。 I was impressed by the doctors work with brain thrive by twenty five in the community he is clearly trying to help people realise the importance of keeping the brain healthy and just how damaging things in our environment can be including our thoughts 。 Excellent book 。
Betty
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Amazing information as to how to have a healthier brain/mind and body as well。 Loved this book！
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Kailey
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Fantastic perspective on a truly holistic approach to health based on neurology。 Wish everyone could and would seek after treatment for any health condition in this manner！ Hoping we can make strides in approaching mental healthcare in this way。
Sogzewalla
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Love all of Dr。 Amen's books！ His study of the brain and all the knowledge that he has gleaned along the way has helped us all see a way out of challenging and what has seemed hopeless in many instances - a way out or at least improvement in the functioning of how to live a healthier life。 Love all of Dr。 Amen's books！ His study of the brain and all the knowledge that he has gleaned along the way has helped us all see a way out of challenging and what has seemed hopeless in many instances - a way out or at least improvement in the functioning of how to live a healthier life。 。。。more
Amber
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Whilst this book has value and Dr。 Amen has a worthwhile and interesting perspective on mental/brain health， it does not have much substance。 I would argue that this book could be summed up in a few pages， and would have been better as a short essay。 Dr。 Amen’s perspective that a holistic approach to health is ideal is indeed valuable。 His work clearly helps people and so it is valuable。 His message is positive。 His desire to destigmatise mental health and mental illness is noble and necessary。 Whilst this book has value and Dr。 Amen has a worthwhile and interesting perspective on mental/brain health， it does not have much substance。 I would argue that this book could be summed up in a few pages， and would have been better as a short essay。 Dr。 Amen’s perspective that a holistic approach to health is ideal is indeed valuable。 His work clearly helps people and so it is valuable。 His message is positive。 His desire to destigmatise mental health and mental illness is noble and necessary。 However the book seems to stop serving a purpose after the first chapter， in that the rest is a mixture of old news， common sense， unsubstantiated claims and/or repetitive content。 If you are seeking a book on how to live a healthy lifestyle and improve your overall mental and physical health， this book could be useful。 If you are looking for a detailed account on the usefulness of SPECT， or on evidence backed research concerning the overlap between neuroscience and mental health， look elsewhere。 The book itself reads as a clever marketing tool for Amen Clinics。 It relies on anecdotes and often fails to provide real explanations for SPECT’s applicability to the mental health fields， that is factual and evidence based。 It simply does not give the reader any more than a quick google search could。 。。。more
W。 Minkadrew
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