Reviewer:
Julia Ross from Mill
Valley, CA United States
At last! Some real guidance through
the difficulties of identifying, let
alone trying to correct ADD. I'm the
director of a nutritional therapy clinic.
We have sent several people with ADD (as
well as with brain injury and stroke) to
Dr. Amen's clinics. Until now, though, I
never understood why his medication
protocols typically worked so well. His
book makes it clear, using fascinating
"before and after" SPECT
"photos" of the ADD brains
treated, that there are several distinct
kinds of ADD. It goes on to explain the
special treatments suitable for each. Dr.
Amen also devotes several chapters to
some effective, non-drug options. Like
his first great book, Change Your Brain,
Change Your Life, this one is full of
inspiring case histories, and is so
readable that you can't put it down.
91 of 96
people found the following review
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Healing ADD, February
28, 2001
Reviewer:
Earl R. Henslin from Brea,
California United States
Healing ADD is a landmark book that
every counselor, psycholgist,
psychiatrist,and pastor will want to
have. More importantly if you struggle
with ADD or know someone who does this
book is a must read. I and the therapists
who are associated with me have referred
over 600 people in the last four years
for SPECT Brain Imaging Scans. As a
psychotherapist I have found Dr. Amen's
work to be truly a landmark in the field
of psychiatry, psychology and medicine in
general. "Healing ADD" helps
the reader to identify which of the six
types of ADD that they have, and then the
practical steps to take for treatment. An
alarming number of people are medically
mismanaged when it comes to ADD
treatment, and the work that Dr. Amen has
done through over 10,000 SPECT Brain
Imaging Scans has resulted in a system of
diagnosis and medication management that
brings more precision to the care of the
ADD patient.So many of the horror stories
and bad press that Ritalin is given are
due to inaccurate diagnosis. Ritalin or
another stimulant will be prescribed when
another system of the brain needs to be
treated first before a stimulant is
given. The checklists that are provided
in Dr.Amen's book will give the reader a
guide as to whether the counselor or
physcian they are working with is headed
in the right direction with the treatment
program they design. What is also
exciting about this work is how it
educates and empowers the lay person to
truly be in charge of their care, and be
able to ask their therapist, or physcian
the needed questions to make sure they
are getting the most up to date care and
treatment possible. This is a book that
the lay person and professional will
benefit from. If you are being treated
for ADD you might want to purchase a copy
for your doctor.
Earl R. Henslin Psy.D., B.C.E.T.S.
Board Certified Expert in Traumatic
Stress Diplomate in the American Academy
of Experts in Traumatic Stress
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