ADD & ADHD Treatment | Attention Deficit Disorder Therapy | Amen Clinics
www.amenclinics.com
Amen Clinics offers attention deficit disorder treatment around the U.S. since we understand the importance of helping people overcome ADD & ADHD. Learn more!

I came across Dr Daniel Amen’s work yesterday via a youtube video of one of his lectures, and basically he focuses on exploring the *different types of ADD *people can suffer, by coupling diagnosis with brain imaging.

This adds massively to the credibility of the condition, for any naysayers. It made me wonder why we don’t get brain scans in our own diagnoses (or maybe you guys did? idk).

I guess I’m just linking it here in case anyone else enjoys reading psychology websites; i like the way they list clusters of symptoms/behaviour in 7 types, and i like the way they talk about it here in the article too. Well-written ADHD content deserves to be celebrated, right?

Feels a bit like I’m being picky now but I feel like my psychiatrist should have taken the time to explore what “type” of add i am, as well. might be helpful to understand that - to understand it objectively, because i could always guess at it myself.

  • _skj@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    27 days ago

    The paragraph in that screenshot mixes facts commonly accepted by psychiatrists with things that are “likely related” in the same tone. Maybe he’s referencing something I’m unaware of, but it sounds like this guy’s unverified ideas are being given the same weight as information backed with a peer-reviewed study. A bit of a red flag.

    If he can really consistently diagnose based on these scans, he should have no problem making a repeatable study. On the flip side, too long without an actual study would be very suspicious.

    If what he writes helps you understand and manage your symptoms, that’s great. But any “Dr. Somebody” confidently making bold claims against accepted science should be treated with skepticism. Too many people trying to make a quick buck by promising some miracle