Getting Started

Welcome to the Amen Clinics and to our website.

I’m Dr. Daniel Amen, and I started the Amen Clinics more than 20 years ago. Since then, we have seen tens of thousands of patients from 75 different countries. The Amen Clinics specializes in brain health and innovative diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of neuropsychiatric, behavioral, and learning problems in children, teenagers, and adults.

My goal with this website is to make it a fun, educational site where you can find the tools and information you need to enhance the health of your brain and body. On this page, I will give you a quick overview of the site so you can start improving your brain health and improving your life TODAY.

Find out more in Amen Clinics.

Who is Dr. Amen?

I am a physician, child and adult psychiatrist, brain imaging specialist, bestselling author, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the CEO and medical director of Amen Clinics, Inc. (ACI) in Newport Beach and Fairfield, California;Tacoma, Washington;and Reston, Virginia.

Find out more in Meet Dr. Amen.

What Makes the Amen Clinics Unique?

One of the unique aspects of our work is that we use a sophisticated brain imaging study called SPECT to help us understand and treat our patients. Our brain imaging work has taught us so many valuable lessons and has led us more and more in the direction of using natural treatments to optimize the brain whenever possible.

For example, one lesson we have learned from imaging is that most psychiatric illnesses are not single or simple disorders and they all have multiple types.

Based on our brain imaging work we have identified:

• 7 different types of anxiety and depression
• 6 different types of ADD
• 5 different types of obesity.

Knowing your type of brain is critical to getting the right help!

Find out more in About Us.

Our Philosophy: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

Our philosophy at the Amen Clinics is simple when you change your brain, you change your life. By enhancing your brain function with the right treatments for your brain type, you will enhance every aspect of your life your work or schoolwork, your relationships, your energy level, your emotional well-being, your physical health, and even your appearance.

Whether you are a patient or a family member of a patient, or if you are just interested in improving your life, we want to help you optimize your brain so you can be the best you can be.

Find out more in 9 Principles of the Amen Clinics.

The Amen Clinics Breakthrough Targeted Approach to Treatment: Skills, Not Just Pills

At the Amen Clinics, we do not take a one-size-fits-all cookie-cutter approach to treatment something that is unfortunately far too common in the mental health field. Instead, we treat each patient as an individual. We use a comprehensive approach to understand our patients and create targeted treatment plans based on their individual brain and unique situation.

We believe in skills, not just pills. Yes, medication is sometimes a necessary piece of a complete treatment plan but whenever possible, we use natural treatments, including natural supplements, nutrition, physical exercise, targeted thinking exercises, and more. We aim to give our patients all the tools they need to boost their brain for a better life and a better body.

Find out more in About Us.

Ways We Can Help You

In our clinical practice, we have helped tens of thousands of people and their families with a wide variety of issues, including but not limited to:

• ADD/ADHD
• Anxiety and Depression
• Brain Trauma
• Substance Abuse
• Alzheimers Disease and Memory Loss
• Marital Problems
• Aggression
• Autism
• Legal Issues

Through my books, PBS television specials, and speaking engagements, we have helped millions of people enhance their brain health and improve their lives.

Find out more in Ways We Can Help and My Brain Health.

How This Website Can Help You Optimize Your Brain Starting TODAY!

On this website, you will find the tools, products, and information you need to enhance your brain and the brains of your loved ones.

You will find:

• details on our clinical services, including how to become a patient at the Amen Clinics
• tons of free information on how to improve both your brain and your body
• over 300 color SPECT scans
• over 2,500 scientific articles on brain imaging (don’t tell me there is not enough science
  on using brain imaging in clinical practice until you finish reading these articles)

You will also find:

• the highest quality, targeted nutritional supplements available to optimize your brain
• books, CDs, and DVDs that will help you boost your brain
• online tests to help you determine your brain type, test your memory, and more
• a high school course and a college course on the brain

Plus, you can:

• sign up for our FREE email newsletter that shows you how to take advantage of the latest brain science research to boost your brain
• check out my blog ” I update it regularly with tips and more on enhancing brain function
• watch cool video clips that help you understand your brain

Where To Go To Take Advantage of This Website NOW!

• If you are interested in becoming a patient or learning about the evaluation process at the Amen Clinics, click For Patients.
• If you would like to learn more about how you can optimize your brain health, click My Brain Health.
• If you would like take an online test to determine your brain type or any of our other online tests, click Test Your Brain.
• If you want to read or sign up for Dr. Amens FREE newsletter or blog, click Newsletter or Blog.
• If you would like to order the natural supplements, books, DVDS, CDs and other products that can help you change your brain and change your life, click Online Store.
• If you would like to see samples of SPECT brain images, click Spect Image Gallery.
• If you would like to find out more about how we can help you with your specific issues, click Ways We Can Help.
• If you would like to read about the science behind our work, click The Science.
• If you would like more information about Dr. Amen, click Meet Dr. Amen.