Tag Archives: addiction

See Your Brain, Change Your Life

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Justin

  Brain on marijuana   Over this past weekend I forgot a package at a grocery store.  The clerk who helped me at the store recognized me from my shows and called to tell me she had my package.  When … Continue reading →

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Fish Oil May Help Bipolar Disorder and Alcoholism

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Justin

Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine disclosed a potential therapeutic benefit, at a molecular level ,between fish oil, alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorders. At the Amen Clinic we’ve seen many people with mood disorders show improved brain scans … Continue reading →

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Case of the Week: Why rehab wasn’t enough for Chantal

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

[Excerpted from Unchain Your Brain] I want to share a heartbreaking story with you. Chantal, 16, was hooked on booze, OxyContin, and the sleeping pill Ambien. She would drink and pop OxyContin all day long and would take five Ambien … Continue reading →

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Did you catch the Dr. Phil show?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

In case you missed Dr. Jennifer Farrell’s appearance on Dr. Phil last week, you can still catch what happened online. Dr. Farrell is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction specialist at Amen Clinics and was invited to talk about the problem … Continue reading →

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Case of the Week: Jacob—why did he keep relapsing?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

Excerpted from Unchain Your Brain: When Jacob was thirty-four, he and his wife were in a car accident that took her life and left him with a serious concussion. Now a grief-stricken single father with a rambunctious four-year-old, he couldn’t … Continue reading →

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