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The author, Daniel Amen, is a neuropsychiatrist who specializes in a type of brain imaging called SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography), which measures cerebral blood flow and metabolic activity patterns. Which is a fancy way of saying, how your brain operates. Each psychological problem listed above is characterized by a particular pattern in the brain. People suffering from depression, for example, demonstrate heightened activity in the limbic system. There is a physical basis for the problem, not just "how you're feeling."

What makes the book especially valuable is that Amen gives "prescriptions" based on his extensive practice for each disorder, a set of steps that can help you strengthen the brain that isn't working quite right.

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