Healing Add,9780399146442

Healing Add

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ISBN13: 9780399146442
ISBN10: 039914644X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-02-01
Publisher(s): Putnam Pub Group
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Summary

Amen Clinics, Newport Beach/Fairfield, CA. Consumer guide to identifying, and getting treatment for, six different types of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Discusses the author's research findings, based on nuclear brain images, which identify several distinctive areas of dysfunction in the brain and how each different type of ADD can be treated.

Author Biography

Daniel G. Amen, M.D., is the founder and director of the Amen Clinies in Newport Beach and Fairfield, California. He is the country's foremost pioneer in applying brainimaging science to clinical practice, especially in the area of ADD. Dr. Amen is an award-winning child and adult psychiatrist. He is the father of several children with ADD -- all of whom have benefited from the program in this book. He is an entertaining and gifted speaker

Table of Contents

Introduction xv
PART I: ADD UNCOVERED
ADD in the Real World: Stories Throug the Life Cycle
3(8)
The ADD Story
11(29)
Looking into the ADD Brain: The Development of SPECT Imaging in Psychiatry
40(27)
The Amen Clinic ADD Type Questionnaire
67(10)
PART II: THE SIX ADD TYPES
Type 1: Classic ADD
77(16)
Type 2: Inattentive ADD
93(8)
Type 3: Overfocused ADD
101(10)
Type 4: Temporal Lobe ADD
111(20)
Type 5: Limbic ADD
131(10)
Type 6: ``Ring of Fire'' ADD
141(11)
Soft Brain, Hard Skull: Head-Trauma-Induced ADD
152(9)
ADD in Families: SPECT Studies Across Generations
161(10)
Self-Medication, Self-Pollution: ADD and Substance Abuse
171(7)
The Games ADD People Play
178(11)
The Impact of ADD on Relationships, Families, School, Work, and Self-Esteem
189(20)
PART III: THE AMEN CLINIC'S ADD BRAIN ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Enhancing ADD Brain Function: Effective Interventions for Treating ADD Types, Including Diet, Exercise, Medications, Supplements, and Behavioral Interventions
209(14)
Dietary Interventions for ADD Types
223(10)
Medication for ADD Types
233(20)
Supplement Strategies for ADD Types
253(12)
Nurofeedback Strategies for ADD Types
265(12)
PART IV: OPTIMIZING THE ADD LIFE
Parenting and Family Strategies
277(22)
School Strategies
299(13)
Sleep Strategies for Getting Up and Going to Bed
312(7)
Killing ADD ANTs: Thinking Skills for Overcoming Past Trauma, Fear, and Failure
319(12)
Focused Breathing: The Immediate ADD Salve
331(3)
ADD Coaching
334(19)
Self-Hypnotic Reprogramming for Success
353(19)
What to Do When ADD Treatment Doesn't Work
372(8)
How to Find the Best Help: A Resource Guide
380(33)
Index 413(11)
About the Author 424

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