Healing ADD from the Inside Out: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the Seven Types of Attention Deficit Disorder (Revised)

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Revision of: Healing ADD. (c)2001.;Includes bibliographical references (page 403) and index.;All-New Revised Edition Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a national health crisis that continues to grow-yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and incorrectly treated illnesses today. Neuropsychiatrist Daniel G. Amen, MD was one of the first to identify that there are multiple types beyond just purely hyperactive or inattentive ADD, each requiring a different treatment. Now, in this all-new, revised edition, Dr. Amen again employs the latest medical advances in the field, including the largest brain imaging study ever completed on patients with ADD, to identify, examine, and demystify the 7 distinct types of ADD and their specific treatments. With updated recommendations for nutraceuticals and/or medications targeted to brain type, diet, exercise, lifestyle interventions, cognitive reprogramming, parenting and educational strategies, neurofeedback, and more, Dr. Amen’s revolutionary approach provides a treatment program that can lead sufferers of ADD to a normal, peaceful, and fully functional life. Sufferers from ADD often say, The harder I try, the worse it gets. Dr. Amen tells them, for the first time, why, and more importantly how to heal ADD. See Dr. Amen’s Public Television Special on ADD!–;Provided by publisher.;Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a national health crisis that continues to grow–yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and incorrectly treated illnesses today. Neuropsychiatrist Daniel G. Amen, M.D., was one of the first to identify that there are multiple types beyond just purely hyperactive or inattentive ADD, each requiring a different treatment. Now, in this all-new, revised edition, Dr. Amen again employs the latest medical advances in the field, including the largest brain-imaging study ever completed on patients with ADD, to identify, examine, and demystify the seven distinct types of ADD and their specific treatments. With updated recommendations for nutraceuticals and/or medications targeted to brain type, diet, exercise, lifestyle interventions, cognitive reprogramming, parenting and educational strategies, neurofeedback, and more, Dr. Amen’s revolutionary approach provides a treatment program that can lead sufferers of ADD to a normal, peaceful, and fully functional life. Sufferers from ADD often say, The harder I try, the worse it gets. Dr. Amen tells them, for the first time, why that is, and more importantly, how to heal ADD–;Provided by publishe

Table of Contents:
Healing ADD Starter Report: For Those Who Don’t Read Directions — A Brief Introduction to Your Brain and Brain SPECT Imaging — Preface to the Revised Edition of Healing ADD: Thirteen Years Later — Introduction — Part I. Add Uncovered — 1. Why I Care: Plus ADD Throughout the Life Cycle — 2. ADD: Core Symptoms and Why It Is Increasing in the Population — 3. The Amen Clinics Method for Assessing ADD and More — 4. Looking into the ADD Brain and the Discovery of the ADD Types — Part II. The Seven Add Types — 5. The Amen Clinics ADD Type Questionnaire — 6. Type 1: Classic ADD — 7. Type 2: Inattentive ADD — 8. Type 3: Overfocused ADD — 9. Type 4: Temporal Lobe ADD — 10. Type 5: Limbic ADD — 11. Type 6: Ring of Fire ADD — 12. Type 7: Anxious ADD — 13. Soft Brain, Hard Skull: Head-Trauma-Induced ADD — 14. ADD in Families: SPECT Studies Across Generations — 15. Self-Medication, Self-Pollution: ADD and Substance Abuse — 16. The Games ADD People Play — 17. The Impact of ADD on Relationships, Families, School, Work, and Self-Esteem — Part III. The Amen Clinics add Brain Enhancement Program — 18. Enhancing ADD Brain Function: Effective Interventions for Treating ADD Types, Including Diet, Exercise, Medications, Supplements, and Behavioral Interventions — 19. Dietary Interventions for ADD Types — 20. Supplement Strategies for ADD Types — 21. Medication for ADD Types — 22. Neurofeedback Strategies for ADD Types — Part IV. Optimizing the Add Life — 23. Parenting and Family Strategies — 24. School Strategies — 25. Sleep Strategies for Getting Up and Going to Bed — 26. Killing ADD ANTs: Thinking Skills for Overcoming Past Trauma, Fear, and Failure — 27. Focused Breathing: The Immediate ADD Salve — 28. ADD Coaching: With Master ADD Coach Jane Massengill, M.S.W. — 29. Self-Hypnotic Reprogramming for Success: With Emmett Miller, M.D., Author of Deep Healing: The Essence of Mind / Body Medicine — 30. How to Find the Best Help: A Resource Guide — 31. What to Do When Treatment Doesn’t Work — References and Further Reading — Acknowledgments — Index — About the Author — About Amen Clinics, Inc.”

Review Quotes:
“REVOLUTIONARY…I strongly urge anyone with a family member who suffers with ADD to read this book.”–Barry Sears, author of The Zone

 

“For parents of children with ADD, adults with ADD, therapists, and physicians. The subtypes Dr. Amen has firmly established will help clinicians everywhere tailor ADD treatments to each and every individual. One size does not fit all.”–George Delgado, M.D., FAAFP, associate clinical professor, University of California, Davis

 

“I highly recommend this book to all who want the most up-to-date information on ADD from one of the most highly regarded neuropsychiatrists of our day.”–William C. Klindt, M.D., child and adolescent psychiatrist, clinical faculty, Stanford University School of Medicine

 

“I recommend this book to anyone who has concerns with ADD or even the slightest interest in human behavior.”–Joan Baez

 

“Clear and readable, and a must for understanding this disorder.”–William R. Collie, M.D., Safe Harbor Clinic for Behavioral Medicine

 

“A must-read for every professional in the juvenile justice system. A breakthrough work on diagnosing and treating ADD, it is certain to be a classic.”–Thomas C. Edwards, judge, Superior Court, State of California

 

“Once again challenging older concepts about attention deficit disorder, Dr. Amen writes with a clarity, simplicity, and passion I have come to admire. Healing ADD is a worthy extension of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.”–Terence F. McGuire, M.D., psychiatrist

Biographical Note:
Daniel G. Amen, MD, is a physician, a double board-certified psychiatrist, the founder of Amen Clinics, a 10-time New York Times bestselling author, and the recipient of the John Maxwell Transformational Leadership Award for 2019. Dr. Amen has written, produced, and hosted 14 popular public television shows about the brain that have aired more than 110,000 times across North America. He has spoken for the National Security Agency, and his work has been featured in outlets including Newsweek, Time magazine, HuffPost, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Men’s Health. He is the author of more than 30 books, including The End of Mental Illness, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Healing Anxiety and Depression, and Healing ADD Revised Edition.

Publisher Marketing:
A revised edition of the New York Times bestseller that will help you conquer ADD–from the author of The End of Mental Illness.

 

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a national health crisis that continues to grow–yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and incorrectly treated illnesses today. Neuropsychiatrist Daniel G. Amen, MD was one of the first to identify that there are multiple types beyond just purely hyperactive or inattentive ADD, each requiring a different treatment. Now, in this all-new, revised edition, Dr. Amen again employs the latest medical advances in the field, including the largest brain imaging study ever completed on patients with ADD, to identify, examine, and demystify the 7 distinct types of ADD and their specific treatments.

 

With updated recommendations for nutraceuticals and/or medications targeted to brain type, diet, exercise, lifestyle interventions, cognitive reprogramming, parenting and educational strategies, neurofeedback, and more, Dr. Amen’s revolutionary approach provides a treatment program that can lead sufferers of ADD to a normal, peaceful, and fully functional life.

 

Sufferers from ADD often say, “The harder I try, the worse it gets.” Dr. Amen tells them, for the first time, why, and more importantly how to heal ADD.