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Change your brain, change your life : the breakthrough program for conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, anger, and impulsiveness /

By: Amen, Daniel G
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Three Rivers Press, c1998.Description: xi, 337 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780812929980Subject(s): Mental illness -- Physiological aspects | Brain -- Pathophysiology | Neuropsychiatry -- Popular works | Mental illness -- Chemotherapy | Brain | PsychiatryDDC classification: 616.89 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Explains how the brain works and what happens when things go wrong, describes the five brain systems most closely involved with behavior, and offers targeted behavioral, cognitive, medicinal, and nutritional prescriptions for optimizing the function of each.
BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life: To Quell Anxiety and Panic: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil To Fight Depression: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) To Curb Anger: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle" To Stop Obsessive Worrying: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-319) and index.

Explains how the brain works and what happens when things go wrong, describes the five brain systems most closely involved with behavior, and offers targeted behavioral, cognitive, medicinal, and nutritional prescriptions for optimizing the function of each.

BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life: To Quell Anxiety and Panic: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil To Fight Depression: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) To Curb Anger: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle" To Stop Obsessive Worrying: ¸nbsp;nbsp;Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises.

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