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EP17 Clinical Demonstration 10 - Learn to Read Brain Scans: 50 cases in 60 Minutes - Daniel Amen, MD
Length: 58:58
Description: This clinical demonstration offers a rapid tour through fifty brain scans that reveal the links between brain function, behavior, and mental health. Participants learn how imaging can uncover hidden causes of emotional and relational problems—from trauma and toxins to sleep issues and head injuries—and how targeted interventions can restore balance. The session inspires a new way of thinking about psychotherapy, showing that healing the brain transforms lives.
Syllabus Description: Based on the world's largest database of brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) scans, Dr. Amen will teach attendees about brain SPECT imaging and then show 50 cases in 60 minutes, including cases of depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, addiction, and dementia.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe how to understand what SPECT scans measure in the brain.
- Demonstrate understanding of how to look at the SPECT images.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Daniel Amen, MD
Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, double board certified psychiatrist and ten-time New York Times bestselling author. He is the Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics in Costa Mesa and San Francisco, California, Bellevue, Washington, Reston, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia and New York City. Amen Clinics have the world’s largest database of functional brain scans relating to behavior, totaling nearly 100,000 scans on patients from 111 countries. Dr. Amen is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest award they give members, and is the lead researcher on the world’s largest brain imaging and rehabilitation study on professional football players. His research has not only demonstrated high levels of brain damage in players, he also showed the possibility of significant recovery for many with the principles that underlie his work.
