Daniel Amen

Daniel Amen
Daniel Amen.
Born
Daniel Gregory Amen

(1954-07-19) July 19, 1954 (age 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maryland, West Germany
Orange Coast College
Vanguard University (BA)
Oral Roberts University (MD)
Occupation(s)Psychiatrist, researcher, author
Websiteamenclinics.com

Daniel Gregory Amen (born July 19, 1954)[1] is an American celebrity doctor[1] who practices as a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist.[2] He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Amen Clinics.[3] He is also the founder of Change Your Brain Foundation, BrainMD, and Amen University.[4][5] Discover Magazine recognized Amen's research on PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as one of the top 100 science stories of 2015.[6] He is a twelve-time New York Times best-selling author as of 2023.[7][8]

Amen has built a profitable business around the use of SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) imaging for diagnostic purposes.[9] His marketing of SPECT scans and much of what he says about the brain and health in his books, media appearances, and marketing of his clinics have been condemned by scientists and doctors as lacking scientific validity and as being unethical, especially since the way SPECT is used in his clinics exposes people to harmful radiation with no clear benefit.[10][11][12][13]

Amen has studied brain injuries affecting professional athletes[2] and has consulted on post-concussion issues for the National Football League.[14]

  1. ^ a b Tucker, Neely (August 9, 2012). "Daniel Amen is the most popular psychiatrist in America. To most researchers and scientists, that's a very bad thing". Washington Post Magazine.
  2. ^ a b Dykes, Brett Michael (January 27, 2013). "For former kicker, the price of fearlessness". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Butcher, James (2008). "Neuropolitics gone mad". The Lancet Neurology. 7 (4): 295. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70056-5. S2CID 54411790.
  4. ^ Guyardo, Gayle (August 10, 2023). "Change Your Brain Everyday: Leading brain expert Dr. Daniel Amen joins Gayle Guyardo on Bloom". WFLA.
  5. ^ "About Change Your Brain Foundation".
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  7. ^ Carpenter, Tierra (March 3, 2021). "Best-selling artist talks new book, 'Your Brain is Always Listening'". WISH-TV.
  8. ^ Shapiro, Eliza (December 14, 2012). "Can Daniel Amen read your mind?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  9. ^ Farah, Martha J.; Gillihan, Seth J. (2013). "Ch. 11 Neuroimaging in Clinical Psychiatry". In Chatterjee, Anjan; Farah, Martha J. (eds.). Neuroethics in Practice. Oxford University Press. pp. 131–143. ISBN 978-0-19-538978-4.
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  12. ^ Hall, Harriet (February 21, 2017). "Daniel and Tana Amen's Book The Brain Warrior's Way: Standard Health Advice Mixed with Misinformation and Fanciful Ideas". Science-Based Medicine.
  13. ^ Farah, M.J.; Gillihan, S.J. (2012). "The puzzle of neuroimaging and psychiatric diagnosis: Technology and nosology in an evolving discipline". AJOB Neuroscience. 3 (4): 31–41. doi:10.1080/21507740.2012.713072. PMC 3597411. PMID 23505613. The lack of empirical validation has led to widespread condemnation of diagnostic SPECT as premature and unproven.
  14. ^ "All-Star Kariya ends career". Tampa Bay Times. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014.