Is Dr. Amen a scammer or legit?

[@jordc448]

Hes a perfect example of why peer reviewal matters. Its crucial that we value the opinions of others in an expert field so lamens are less likely to be taken advantage of.

[@Ahmed-vw3iw]

Very very true.....Dr Amens findings are not conclusive , infact independent research showed 2 people with same psychiatric conditions and similar brain SPECT scan results responded very differently to same medication which Dr Amen doesn't point out. Some people don't even respond well to most medications hence they require more of therapy . Psychiatric treatment is not as simple as Dr Amen interprets it to be to based on scans and give meds....if it was so conclusive the FDA, EU medical authority and many others would have approved it. However brain scan research is critical in future till more definitive relationships are found.

[@Coastpsych_fi99]

Yep.100% peer review helps provide more robust research albeit imperfect due to the complexity of psychiatric disorders.

[@KIMMYG91]

I agree. To think I was just about to make an appointment for this spec scan just a couple days ago😱 I hate that I bought into the hype but so glad these reviews helped me come to senses

[@silverlimosine]

To hear a grown man, who is a DOCTOR no less, actually use the term “haters” in every day speech makes me not want to trust him. Good God.

[@kbird6208]

Other medical professional asking to see evidence for extraordinary claims is not "haters", it's science. People like this should not be able to keep their licenses.

[@mercuryfillings8576]

God forbid he uses normal language right...

[@dia9491]

My bro is a doc and he says haters, mostly to explains cancer cells when he’s trying to be funny but he still says it.

[@CocoLicious]

I work in academic publishing and somebody who calls peer review haters sounds really fun to deal with 😬

[@shanpyan]

Well, if know your subject well, you will also acknowledge that prominent scientists/ researchers in history got a push back from academia status quo. Galileo, Newton and Bohr etc. initially had pushed back from the so called "peer review" process. I have personally seen improvements in people's lives based on his methods

[@gigahorse1475]

@@shanpyan You can see improvements in people’s lives after they went to fortune tellers and gave money to megachurch con artists. That’s subjective and not indicative of good science. If Amen is legitimate, he needs to publish peer reviewed studies on his use of SPECT. But really, he’s a complete joke. Anyone who says they can use a structural OR functional scan to diagnose a mental disorder is joking, and even a BS in neuroscience knows that. Plus, he only does 2 SPECT scans. 2! He would need dozens at least to even be in the ballpark of his data being taken seriously.

[@lisahance]

Totally agree with you about the conflict of interest issue when he recommends supplements and hyperbaric oxygen therapy when he personally benefits financially. What a scam! Seems like if there was any validity to his methodology, many other psychiatrists would be using it as well.

[@nicoledoubleyou]

Yeah there's clearly money to be made here so others would be jumping on it if it were legit

[@lol-pu3co]

HBOT (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy) does not work in cases of chronic mTBI. It may show better results in moderate to severe brain injury. HBOT usually has noticeable results based off Glasgow outcome scale (GSO) in mTBI only if it's used immediately after the concussion has occurred.

[@mercuryfillings8576]

They would make A LOT more money going straight to drugs

[@denuitsmoongardens8474]

I used to work at this restaurant and one of regulars was a family with a mentally disabled son- they would come in on the way to the amen clinic and i can personally say i saw an amazing change in that child

[@scarred10]

you didnt see it because of any of Amens nonsense scans

[@magdadom2505]

To be fair I need to point out, that psychiatrists indeed don't perform diagnosis on evidence-based methods as other doctors, despite they have the tools... Usually they only interview you and prescribe some drugs without even testing, if you're body is eligible for this kind od drug, and if you feel subjectively worse then they change it to another... I visited couple psychiatrists, psychologists, I've been through therapy too and noone ordered or suggested ANY lab tests, which is shame, because I got as I later found out severe defficiency of vitamin D3, and it is scientifically proven that one of the symptoms of that can be depression... So instead of anti-depressants I should be on the D3 supplements from the long time! I'm happy that I did therapy, because it helped me care less what other think (and deal with anxiety caused by that) and adress that I had a problem with being a perfectionist, which I would never figure out on my own, but I will never get back all this afternoons when I didn't have any strenght to do anything after job, which I thought was depression and now I know also can be caused by D3 defficiency, because it directly affects how much of vital strenght you have. I really would like for mental health care specialists to have more holistic and science based approach.

[@Fyyguu7788]

Good point. A regular psychiatrist does not address brain health which seems insane being the brain is the organ of behavior.

[@hrathweg]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I was misdiagnosed bipolar and PMDD due to low vitamin d levels and an issue with metabolizing vitamin b. I also have hyperserotonia and was prescribed several SSRIs and ended up being hospitalized from the negative side effects. They gave me depression. Nutrition and metabolism play a key role in cognitive AND emotional levels. Can’t learn if your body isn’t nourished properly.

[@juliabohmer6300]

Exactly! I'm not gonna lie, i WAS given false hope by Dr. Amen, seeing this video now is just really dissapointing. Does anyone know ANY good neurologist/psychiatrists/ research center/ clinic that ACTUALLY uses somewhat of a approach similiar to Dr. Amen, being to revolutionise the psychiatric field? Anyone whose work is legit and backed up by empirical studies AND doesn't use the "tell me your symptoms and I give you a pill without knowing what is ACTUALLY going on in your brain" - method??

[@juliabohmer6300]

@@hrathweg may I ask how you were finally correctly diagnosed? Are there certain blood tests or scans to show what is actually wrong with the brain, neurochemically speaking? Best wishes!

[@515aleon]

They also don't often look for things outside their "realm" for example ADHD, autism, etc. I'm not saying Dr Amen *does* but just these conditions exist and they need to think about other possibilities. I was misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia when I had epilepsy. This is malpractice too. When it was discovered it completely changed my life. Ironically the doctor who dxed me correctly works for Amen clinics.

[@emmecee9533]

As an actual doctor (Emergency) the idea of this unnecessary radiation makes me irate. We have special decision tools to avoid CTs unless completely necessary because in young people, 1 in 1000 young people CT head scans lead to a case of leukemia. It's like hundreds of xrays to your head and neck. A CT with no clear indication makes this radiation equivalent to malpractice or assault or something. Also, idk if he did an actual residency, doesn't sound like it because his medical fund of knowledge sounds like that of a 4th year medical student from 40 years ago who barely studies and was picked on for being a dick to his peers. Medicine is highly imperfect, yes. A bunch of random chemicals that you pee out at best and get poisoned by at worst isn't going to fix it though. Also, ummm all of medicine is seeing patients, doing a good exam, and being an astute clinician. Too many scans and blood work is actually a sign the doctor doesn't know what they're doing, btw.

[@sweetpotatovoyager2127]

Scathing and accurate.

[@haleymist09]

👏👏👏

[@Fyyguu7788]

Nuclear medicine is often used with cancer patients and so it is a life and death situation which justifies getting scanned. Alot of patients getting brain spect scans are suicidal and their behaviors are detrimental to thier lives and others around them. If the person kills themselves you don't have to worry about exposue to radiation, all bets are off. Junior Seau shot himself in the chest so someone would look at his brain. I am pretty sure his family would have rather had him get the scan 10 years earlier so they could have treated him rather than not getting scanned for fear of radiation exposure(the same amount as a chest x-ray) and him shooting himself in the chest. So you are a ER doctor and you dont know we have epidemic with head injuries???

[@andreachiari2259]

Maybe the focus should be for engineers to create different tools.. not to just disregard the issue...

[@lol-pu3co]

I think fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) -positron emission tomography (PET) as a scan is far better for measuring neural volume then what this con artist is suggesting. SPECT with a 9mTc-HMPAO tracer is only valuable in cases like diffusion and bleeding of small vessels in the brain for younger patients, and right after a concussion to use a deciding maker to predict the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GSO) in post-concussion. In most mTBI cases, perfusion in the brain returns back to normal after a few weeks. Unless you have had a concussion in the past, these brain scans should be left to neurologists. FDG-PET I feel is the future in brain imaging for concussions, mainly because of it's ability to see metabolite functions in cell bodies of neurons. Because glia cells (Schwann cells, microglia etc.) are low in ATP use, it's far easier to notice outliners in PET and find a loss of neural volume. If the volume is significantly low based off age group, then that could be an indicator of brain injury and underline where the psychiatric and cognitive symptoms are coming from. However, there is no legitimate brain scan right now in the US to diagnose psychiatric pathologies.

[@littleanina1]

Love that youre covering him! There are so many scammers out there😩 Crazy how much this guy spent. Plus I am SO OVER supplements!!!!! That’s probably the most unnecessary industry🥴 cannot wait for more videos like this from you👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Ahmed-vw3iw]

Majority supplements whether herbal or vitamins standalone are not atall enough to control health issues from Diabetes, BP , cardiac or even mental illnesses...the pharma meds although most have sideffects are pretty effective for a lot of people and it takes a while till they find the right med with good effectiveness and tolerable sideffects profile. In my experience Herbal or natural supplements on their own were never enough to help with my health issues but few herbs along with my pharma medication boosted the effectiveness so there is definitively value in Herbs and the one I take had been well researched and many medical doctors in india prescribe it as an adjunct to the main med. They prescrib from the Himalaya Herbal company which has Liv 52 and diabcon peiducts as its most clinical researched products in Indian medical universities. What is more required is rigorous research of herbs on diseases, most of existing research on herbs is of poor quality as many are done by Supplement manufacturing companies...hence it needs to be done by independent institutions with no conflict of interest.

[@waterkingdavid]

Problem is that almost everything and everyone involved in healing is connected with money. Especially the drug pushers who run medicine and doctors. I mean the pharmaceutical industry.

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

This should not be a trend. It's giving psychiatry/therapy a bad name. Thanks for making this video!

[@Fyyguu7788]

It’s the future of medicine. Functional imaging is used by the top medical universities and researchers in the world. When someone actually uses functional imaging to help people they get gaslighted. It’s because the pharmaceutical companies like the current model of prescribe meds and ask questions later. They don’t care about brain health just their trillion dollar a year profit. Despicable.

[@scarred10]

its not giving it a bad name because almost no other shrink in the world believes in it

[@briibriivtuber]

@@scarred10 How come those shrinks work with the therapists that are spewing this crap then? I was recently in therapy and was screamed at for using D9 once a week to help my PTSD and PNES and she pulled up the amenclinic chart saying it will cause this much braindamage when I started using it at 25 ?? Imagine all the people that unknowingly believed this was actual science and what it really does to the brain being so misinformed about the reality of what it actually does.

[@erikaisthebest]

I loathe that man. I’m a therapist & every once in a while I see people so desperate they’re trying to find the money to see him. Is awful. Side note, am I the only one shocked there are only 25,000 psychiatrists in the US?! I just did the math-when you divide the number of adult Americans with mental illness (easiest number to find quickly) that’s 3300 people per psychiatrist. And this guy is one of them 😭

[@louhortonsculpture]

Omg. No wonder it’s so hard to find one.

[@kbird6208]

Not too shocked...the only psychiatric specialist available in my community is a advanced nurse practitioner. One. (There's about 15,000 people in my community.)

[@haleymist09]

I was surprised! I currently see an ARNP, who's amazing. It's a difficult field in many ways 1 - patients A - adults B - kids C - mix in addictions, other diagnoses, etc D - the long time it takes see results and adjust the medication to get them right; 2 - the American insurance system :::eye roll oh no my eyes got stuck in the back of my head:::

[@sarah26nicole]

There is such a desperate need for them! I am not shocked. It is so difficult for people to find medication providers

[@JordanEndTimeServantOfYah144]

I would LOVE to be a Psychiatrist or Counselor of some kind! It's my DREAM job! But my trauma and poor mental health have prevented me from being able to go to school. Man I hate depression SO MUCH I looked into this place because I thought maybe it could be the thing out of the hundreds of hospitals, rehabs, treatment centers, doctors, counselors, therapist, and psychiatrists that would work for me and help me FINALLY find a cure to these diseases that are ruining my life. :(

[@johnmiller0000]

SPECT visualizes blood flow - that's it. You can have all the blood flow in the world but if the physical structures (receptors, neurons etc etc) ain't functioning, you ain't going to see that! Analogy? No hot water? I can measure the flow rate of water out your kitchen sink faucet...Oh, it's normal. Therefore, there's nothing wrong. Except that the water isn't hot because the circuit breaker has tripped. Flow rate won't tell you that but that's exactly what Amen's claiming to do with SPECT. There's nothing special about his supplement blends. Sure, some of those ingredients can do some of the things he says (I know from my own experience) but SPECT can't tell you which $100-per-month blend to buy. And, as is all-too-common, there is absolutely no supporting evidence that the supplements do as claimed. As much as I prefer supplements over Rx meds, as soon as I got my Dx for ADHD at 56 and started Ritalin, my world changed. Literally within 2 hours. And, thanks to my insurance, for a fraction of the price of the supplements (whose consistent quality and efficacy are typically not controlled or independently audited).

[@kristinkls]

This is so well done Kayla! I cannot believe you only have 10k subs, you’re content is incredible.

[@daniepants5041]

I REALLY like your format ! The layout - both visually and intellectually - is outstanding. I love your casual videos, too, this just really hits a different vibe and does it so well!

[@lisalisuhhbee5210]

I agree!! Great editing and formatting on this one @Keya

[@lauraandrea1269]

Great video, as usual. I watched one of these videos on tiktok by this doctor and to be honest whatever he said made a lot of sense, but now seeing your commentary made me realize how sneaky these scammers are.

[@anniejohnson2648]

LOVED your video! LOVE the newer format! 1st: it's hella creepy he needs to scan everyone's brain that's in his life. 2nd: "His haters"? Wow. God complex much? I read his book "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" years ago (I have mental health issues & I also was recovering from an opioid/heroin addiction at the time, too) and I thought it was "life-changing" -- until I actually did some independent research on it all. It never fails to disgust me just how far people will go to scam you, trick you, and break you (financially, mentally, spiritually, etc.). DISGUSTING!

[@kbird6208]

What an invasion of privacy! Guess his kids will be single for a long time.

[@tihana13]

Could you please elaborate on the book part? How was the book life changing? Did you implement anything from the book and see good results? And how and why did you change your view on in? What do you mean by "independent reseaech on it"? Your research or others' research?

[@welcometolisaslife]

I think he is a scam artist. I have also noticed the same people talking at the same conferences. That is when I started questioning them.

[@igorkovanakoff4166]

He's advocating a 21st century form of phrenology. Phrenology was a commonly accepted "science" (in the 18th century) where they'd measure the dimensions of someone's head to determine their personality traits. Only this time, instead of measuring head dimensions of someone with a cheap measuring tape while promising results, he's using fanciful words to make people pay significant amounts of money while promising results. Just as having a bigger forehead did not correspond with a higher intelligence/ greater stubbornness's or some comparable nonsense, your colored scans being a certain way doesn't correlate with disorders either. In fact, I imagine SPECT scans can show quite a variation in the same person at different times of the day or over the period of one hour, mostly because blood flow into different parts of the body changes ... ALL the time. Unless you're looking for biological causes of problems like infections, tumors, strokes .....etc SPECT scans are utterly useless. I'd highly advocate going to a street magician who reads Tarot cards over going to this quack. At least you wouldn't expose yourself to radiation & wouldn't pay that much money. But perhaps most of all, you wouldn't go out of that experience thinking what you did was grounded in "science" in any way, shape or form. Sorry for the tone. I'm a recent medical graduate & seeing people like this in my medical profession saddens me.

[@tuesday3735]

It talks about phrenology in her video

[@igorkovanakoff4166]

@@tuesday3735 Oh ?... I was too annoyed to continue watching as I knew about this guy from other places 😅. Nvm. Thank you for your comment.

[@haleymist09]

Wtg. I loved your tone. I'll take your medical referral to the tarot reader 😂

[@mercuryfillings8576]

The fact that you were even able to graduate high school is a miracle. You're about to ruin everyone's health for a living now, cool. Don't forget to wear a mask that factually doesn't work or get your 10th booster that isn't causing excess deaths with 0 upside, vitamin d also doesn't help you survive COVID...

[@meg7596]

Rachel mentioned her boyfriend to Dr. Amen, of course she did 🤣

[@sunnyfawn13]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@franniepan]

I love that I'm getting a Tony Robbins ad on your video!! 😂 Completely wasted on me lol

[@sandrajohnson9090]

I don't even know who these people are but this video was so well done that it kept me engaged the entire time I watched it. The way the humor is understated makes it that much funnier.

[@mollysalmon9989]

Thank you for covering Dr. Amen! I knew he was sus, but I didn’t know the extent he’s taking advantage of those who really need help. Gross

[@corilewis]

Same! A video of him diagnosing someone popped into my recommended feed recently and I got such sus vibes and he uses so much jargon I was very confused.

[@lynseck8739]

Relatively true. Some patients took advantage of this dr's "approach" putting them on conventional psychiatric pharmaceuticals. He is helping young patients to follow the right treatment path. More testimonials are needed. A money back guarantee could be an option 😂. We all know there are cases where the placebo effect plays a role also a small percentage of spontaneous healing might take place within the long term treatment. Giving support and hope for a reasonable cost is an ethical matter.

[@SivanandaSaiChilukuri]

But what's driving the unwillingness to study if there's truth in the validity of the scans?

[@scarred10]

what unwillingness,we know that no mental illness has a brain mechanism that shows on any scan from the decades of research on that very subject,there are neural correlates but no proven cauative one and certainly nothing that can be treated even if found.Thats why we can say with certainty that its pure nonsense and very expensive nonsense.

[@Somebodyelse141]

I'm very grateful for this video. I was diagnosed with ADHD yesterday and saw information about Amen clinics when looking for treatment. I was really suspicious when i saw that he was on Jay Shetty's podcast and those other shows quacks go on to peddle pseudoscience

[@Duveve]

Ok greed like your views and subscribers. What’s you purpose?? Honestly? You probably want to view CDC, and Abbvie. You well know who really is scamming.

[@DoctorGonu]

I’m so glad this video showed up in my recommendation before I went further down the slippery slope 🙏🏻

[@pisapablo]

This is very helpful information specially for common people who are willing to embark in huge debts to pay for this kind of treatments. As parents you are willing to do whatever it takes to help your kids to feel better. Thank you for making this video.

[@eldermillenial6335]

Not me checking your sub count daily to hit 10k…. I need a choose sadness sweatshirt!

[@lauraandrea1269]

Me too haha I can’t wait!

[@keltay188]

He seems convinced that everything he thinks, his methods and practices, are right. He also seems to think this knowledge should be costly, and feels fine with charging a lot of money for it. I wonder, if his goal truly was to help people, it his intentions were purely loving, why would he be in the position he is in? Marketing to celebrities and only interested in "helping" people with money. Perhaps he would go out and "help" the lay person, but I suspect it would only be for additional clout that would get him closer to the goal he actually has in his heart, money, which is power. Even listening to him on this video, I can feel myself yearn for the things he promises, there's like flutters of excitement at the prospect of an easy or simple fix. But then I realize that there is no easy fix, and he is using people's weakness as a tool to get him what he wants. Even if he believes in what he sells, he can't lie about his own motivations.

[@lisacain7724]

My son was treated at the Amen Clinic. They do not diagnose, they do not encourage you to buy supplements from their sight only. I am a medical professional and for years have pushed for my son to have a brain scan rather than just trial and error of psychiatric medications used as a guessing game. My son was once a totally independent man, traveling the Country working as a lineman and in his off time hunting and fishing all over North America. He had played college level baseball and has a very high IQ. Over the last 15 years he has become totally disabled due to his mental health. In one month after going to the Amen Clinic, starting with supplements, diet changes and decreasing psych meds, done by his local psychiatrist, he has drastically improved. It has not cost us thousands of dollars either, however; how much is a healthy brain worth? At least as much as the price of a vacation. That is about what we have paid. He has had detailed comprehensive lab work done at the clinic in our home town, covered by insurance and ordered by the Amen Clinic. The results show several issues, results from our hometown lab not an Amen Clinic lab. The Amen Clinic internal medicine physician is now testing him for chronic lyme disease as well as other exposures that can cause the body to mimic mental illness. Our family finally has hope as we are seeing some of my son's personality returning. I have paid less than I paid when I placed him in a psychiatric group home for 3 months were he was so sedated he did not even know his name. My Uncle spent almost his entire adult life in a mental hospital, subjected to inhumane treatments, I know because I obtained his medical records. Have you researched the amount of folate added to foods beginning in the 1980s? Do you know how negatively this can effect someone who has a homozygous MTHFR mutation? I have researched mental illness for many years and the Amen Clinic approach, contrary to your review, is the only approach that has helped my son. Reviews are reviews but results are what matters and our family is watching it in real time. The Amen Clinic is top notch and as a medical professional it makes sense.

[@josho.9530]

While I hope this reply is true, it unfortunately reads like a bot reply or employee padding.

[@GeraltOfRivia99]

Dr amens approach is very smart don't believe the people trying to throw him under the bus. It's.clear that SPECT and functional scans show say for OCD over activity in the frontal lobe. Dr amen will use proper treatments to help his or any other condition. The brain scans do show high and low areas of activity. He also does lab work for lyne disease, b12, hormones etc etc he tests alot. His work is better than other random people out to hunt him down because his truth of peaking is making some people less money. Dr amen had a 9 uear old nephew with a cyst in his temporal lobe causing severe mental issues. Many other Dr's said don't remove it thinking it has jotting to do with his mental issues... Dr amen made use to have someone remove it and his nephew is in great health today.

[@scarred10]

You dont write like any doctor I ever met and if you are yo should know that anecdotes are not evidence of anything.

[@GeraltOfRivia99]

@@scarred10 dr amens work has already been published do research fist before commenting and lieing

[@scarred10]

@@GeraltOfRivia99 which peer reviewed journal is that then?

[@pris1378]

i had a cat scan when i first got diagnosed just to rule out any structural thing that could possibly be going on. brain was fine. unusually thick skull that runs in my family was confirmed. spect scans are an actual diagnostic tool for many purposes. not this one, though. and while the dose incorporated for a scan like this is extremely low, the alara principle still applies

[@lane6216]

You need a bingo square for, ‘propped up by Oprah.’ That’s always a given.

[@kbird6208]

Oprah is a menace to society.

[@jynnithejew]

LOOK AT THIS VIDEO!! I love it! You are growing so much and it is amazing to watch!

[@jameswojcik2783]

Dr Amen is also in the supplement business. Check out his website.

[@madisonstone3258]

Of course he is. If they arn't selling endless programs and books they sell supplements. If something actually worked they would be out of business.

[@snoot_mcgoot]

I've been recently diagnosed with ADHD and my new therapist has been continuously recommending him. When I first looked him up I was IMMEDIATELY like "oh goddamit this dude's a snake oil salesman isn't he :/ "

[@lol-pu3co]

Explain to your therapist that PET and SPECT scans cannot be used in genetic disorders like ADHD Or ASD. The closest "neuroimaging" we have to detecting abnormal temporal function in those with ADHD is a QEEG scan. It has it's pro's and con's, but it's far cheaper (around $300 v. Dr Ameen's $7000). Besides that, neurophysiological testing would be your best bet. Unless you had a congenital defect (fetal distress baby), have a concussion history, or poisoned yourself (mercury or lead etc.), you should not get any type of MRI/nuclear imaging of the brain, as this would be a waste of money.

[@cathythoman]

get a new therapist

[@scarred10]

your therapist is not legit and very likely not a clinical psychologist

[@fragglyone7607]

I was young and my parents took me to amen clinic. They did a brain scan. Mind you, this is before I was diagnosed with autism later in life. They prescribed me Ambien because I would stay up too late in my college years, which to me wasn't too big of an issue. Because of that prescription, I had an addiction to Ambien for 10 years, I would abuse it. All because I went to the amen clinic. I'm not sure if any blame should go to them or not, but ever since, I've always had mixed feelings about amen. I think the worst thing you can do is prescribe a young adult Ambien. They could have given me melatonin. Pretty sad on their part. I'm glad that I was able to kick the stuff, no thanks to them.

[@meganforcia3281]

Fantastic job on this video, I loved the background! So well put together

[@iamtaliba.divine.love1322]

I just recently had my brain Spec Scan done and I will truthfully say that The Spec Scan confirmed 100% what I have been experiencing in my brain/life and I didn’t have to spend a dime and I AM not getting paid a dime either. I often say, having the experience versus listening to someone else’s opinion or experience. I AM grateful for the experience thus far and I AM looking forward to starting my treatment plan and getting the results that I have been patiently and graciously awaiting for. 💝🙏🏽✨

[@averagejane09]

Thanks for speaking up in here. People so easily get convinced of things. Thanks for sharing a real life experience.

[@josho.9530]

@@averagejane09 Can you prove this is a real life experience and not a bot or employee padding? That's extremely common in too many industries.

[@averagejane09]

@@josho.9530 Well, I don't think either one of us can prove either way if you want to put it that way.

[@oreotookie]

How’d you get the free scan? They don’t accept insurance and my best friend has already spent way over $10,000 in scans, supplements, and appointments.

[@iamtaliba.divine.love1322]

@@oreotookie there is a Spiritual and Scientific component to everything in what We call Life! I found about Dr. Amen some years ago and I know about synchronicities so I continued to follow My intuition and years later, I was connected to a kind hearted individual that actually sponsored all 8 of Us in the class. I will love to give Man the credit and glory but unfortunately, ALL My credit and glory goes to The One and ALLMIGHTY Most High Creator! I know that miracles are REAL…Peace and Love Beloved!💝🙏🏽✨💯💕🙇🏾‍♀️

[@Hbd2002]

If brain scans are not helpful, why do doctors ever do them for any diagnoses? it seems like the brain scans could be helpful in diagnosing mental issues.

[@VS04]

John Bowlby’s development of Attachment Theory (one of the most influential theories in the psychology field), was consistently rejected by his psychoanalyst colleagues at the time. Doesn’t mean his work hasn’t helped thousands of people and therapists. I totally agree about conflict of interest with selling supplements. I also get the desire to create your own products if they may benefit your patients. It’s hard to know anyone’s true intentions, but it’s often not black and white.

[@scarred10]

its black and white that his scans are complete con jobs,they have no possible use in mental illness.

[@dano4750]

Hyperbarics does really help. It’s ok if you and big pharma doesn’t support it.

[@sdsamara]

Great video! Thanks for keeping us in the loop with all the self help guru hullabaloo!

[@afrank3602]

You saw psychiatrists and we don't know why Ma'am, so why should we trust your report? He diagnoses his patients in a way that is similar to procedures used in some European countries where all patients get top quality healthcare. Also, maybe he uses the language he does because it's similar to that used in younger audiences needing the most help. Also, maybe he assists patients with minor issues before they become major ones.

[@criba74]

Thank you sooo much for this video!!! I saw a video of this doctor before and i was wondering how much his supplements cost and how to get them (😂) and then i fall on yours! No more headache now😃

[@carriepinkduck]

The table tennis thing is hilarious 😂 it's like Keith Reniere loving volleyball 😬😆

[@destroslash321]

My mom has been wanting me to see this guy for a while now for my ADHD. First google search I did the top results take you directly to his web store to buy books and supplements. Immediate red flags. I did just a little more digging and yeah I think it's pretty clear this guy is a con artist of the highest degree

[@ourhome8521]

Exactly. I'm in shock right now that my usually overly rational/skeptic of a husband is so on-board with me getting this. I know he just wants to help and wants me to feel better and when he found this it was the golden ticket moment for him. But then I realized, he hasn't been suffering from a severe mental illness for the last decade. So he hasn't been around the block enough times, like me, to realize that these gals and guys are a dime a dozen. There's always someone, usually with a medical degree, over promising and over charging. 🙄 I've fallen for other things, in the past. Not about to do it this time and throw away 5k. Glad you noticed the red flags.

[@pirkeiavot8162]

@@ourhome8521 I’m sorry that your husband is onboard with this sort of stuff. :( I hope you get the support you need, and he can acknowledge the depth of suffering of mental illness. Take care! 🤗

[@Fabianxx32]

I was so amazed by his work as well! I wanted a detail overview of my ADHD. After further research, the reviews on Google and BBB were crazy! $500 non refundable deposit, $5000k mandatory scan and having to buy exclusive and expensive supplements was just too much!!!

[@princeton1100]

I have an exam tomorrow which covers exactly why these scans are bullshit :)

[@PanicattheDiscourse]

Ok girl this is your breakout vid for the big leagues, I can feel it. He gives me the vibes of that influencer lie detector test guy, but for confidence men.

[@stayglitteryqueen]

Im sorry but someone who has "the haters" in his vocabulary to talk about criticism against them, is not a mature person. Not.

[@marabeeler4000]

I used to work there and it's absolutely a scam thats why i had no respect for them

[@chriscros13]

What did you do there

[@mr.athlete927]

Professional athletes use hyperbaric chambers and some studies have proven it does help for CTE.

[@LizziesFurmum]

The only time you will see me in a hypabaric chamber is after a scuba diving emergency!

[@Aster_Risk]

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy isn't actually all that weird. It's most well-known for use in decompression sickness, but there are other reasons someone would be recommended the use of a hyperbaric chamber like diabetes related issues. Dr. Amen is using that kernel of truth to get money out of people.

[@ConsiderMeCat]

So thankful people are FINALLY talking about this. I feel like I've been screaming into a void. Him & Caroline Leaf are two people continually using psychobabble to grift others. Especially in evangelical church circles. It is maddening.

[@lol-pu3co]

He's a jew, what do you expect?

[@livewellwitheds6885]

45 minutes is a "detailed history" ??? when I did TMS I had two 1 hour appointments to discuss my history and symptoms. when I see new therapists our initial talk of history and symptoms often take multiple 45 minute sessions

[@PaquiPaqui73]

As if psychiatry needs another enemy besides Scientology... a quack psychiatrist, or as Dr. Lieberman said, pseudo color phrenology! 🤯 🤯 🤯

[@louhortonsculpture]

“Alcohol directly affects the CeREbeLlum” he says… uh duh?? It’s the part that controls balance.

[@scarred10]

its also what the cops are testing when they ask you to touch your nose

[@john2049]

Like the scripted style video here, really enjoyed it, hope to see more of these in the future!

[@tava831]

I hope his intentions were to help at first and he was genuine and somewhere along the lines he got greedy. Anybody who judges righteously does the work of God even unbelievers. So it is good that it is getting pointed out. He says hes Evangelist and as fellow believers we should all pray he comes to realize that he could be helping out more people. Especially the poor if he lowers his cost. If this is a treatment they believe well benefit them. We all need healing.💖🙏

[@oreotookie]

I adore my best friend, but she falls into many MLM scams and has fallen into the Amen clinic scam. I really wish she could wake up and see the light.

[@louisskulnik7390]

Someone gave me a copy of Change your Brain... (I have severe mental and emotional problems.) I will read it and parse out what I need. "Eat the fist, spit out the bones."

[@visualsno]

Your quality is getting so good!!!! Amazing!

[@KeyasWorld]

Thank you!!

[@olygal]

Nice shout out to Dr. Hall! She's amazing!!

[@KeyasWorld]

I would love to chat with her!!

[@caseykeeney3810]

Great video! I hadn’t really heard much about this, but I immediately got medical medium vibes from this guy. He reeks of scam.

[@Grassland-ix7mu]

I hopes you would actually debunk his methods and his science. Now I still don’t know who to believe, because you just called it rainbow pictures instead of explaining why it doesn’t make a difference to get a brain scan. I was open to be convinced, but I am not.

[@wafflesthearttoad6916]

Fun fact I found! He has an autism course where you can learn to help CuRe autism through diet and getting rid of body toxins! He also knows what causes autism! (Apparently)/s Go to amen university autism a new way forward to see what I’m talking about. I’d attach the link but I’m afraid KZbin would take it down. I just think it’s suspicious imo, but form your own opinions with this information.

[@Simile95]

Plus one asks, why not do fMRI scan, which has no radiation and shows activity of the brain. Both SPECT and fMRI are used in psychiatric studies, but not much for diagnosis. For more serious psychiatric symptoms EEG and MRI (psych clinic I rotated at had their own), but mostly to rule out brain tumors, hydrocephalus or other structural changes which would by treated by neurologists (and EEG for epilepsy, which can have psychiatric symptoms as well, maybe some sleep/wake cycle disorders). To be short, this guy looks like a quack 😅

[@Coastpsych_fi99]

My issue is it sounds to good to be true sadly and doesn’t have sufficient evidence. I love star signs, mbti and personality tests even if they are less robust as long as it’s clearly understood that the evidence is limited and it’s being used only as an fun introspective tool. I’m not sure people getting these tests are informed of the limitations and it’s very predatory.

[@dia9491]

I disagree with a lot of what Dr Amen talks about, especially all the spect when there’s no indication for it. However psychiatrists are really at a disadvantage for medical testing. Insurance companies rarely take referrals from a psychiatrist. In fact most of the time they have to contact the pcp to do the referral. I can’t tell you how many times someone has a sudden case of severe bipolar disorder, psychotic episodes, etc that end up being traumatic brain injury, anemia or even epilepsy. This isn’t uncommon and patients can lose their lives when they fall through the cracks. So yeah, take everyone’s advice with a grain of salt but he’s also not wrong with some of his points like outside testing.

[@scarred10]

all those 3 organic causes of psych symptoms would be very obvious and anemia cannot cause either,it may cause fatigue and low mood but not instability or psychois at all.A routine blood test with thyroid function and vitamin levels should be best practise for anyone who presents to psychiatry but its not always done a brain scan would not be useful without very clear indications of organic disease.

[@lorielovesbooks7315]

Is that his real name? Dr. Amen sounds more like a horror movie.

[@meridythgriffin]

Thank you for this… I have come within a hair’s breadth of going down the Amen rabbit hole for life long issues. I hope many many people who are struggling see this so they can make smarter and more informed decisions.

[@dbunnysport]

wah! I saw his interview by Lewis on the school of greatness and was really excited. I was curious about what supplements for different brain types. I guess the trouble is when common sense is mixed with facts and his other opinions, that the hopefuls like me want to grab on and 'be cured'. Thank you for this video. I had not heard of his other treatments with the O2 and the same diagnoses for different problems...

[@averagejane09]

I'd say just keep an open mind and don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. I don't know the truth, but the image of a lemming is coming to mind in here. People so easily get on a band wagon....one way OR the other.

[@aleahuggins]

I can tell Rachel's brain scan is wrong. The part of her brain labeled "boo thing" didn't light up.

[@Mushroompanda648]

Great video as always!!!

[@FrankCarlosTosi]

You’ve omitted the fact that Dr. Amen does have an accredited course that’s called “Brain health professional”

[@ramzi2000i]

TMS therapy use MRI to know what's going on to start treating ppl idk he kinda makes a big point to me

[@scarred10]

TMS has very little proof behind it and MRI isnt of any use to even that.

[@trajhver3]

Worked here. Absolute scheme

[@KeyasWorld]

What did you do there??

[@Jeffrey-u3g]

I actually agree with a lot of what he says. I just think it's a ripoff because everything he says is available online for free. Save yourself 100K.

[@kbird6208]

This is so enraging I can't even stand it. He's so smug yet he has no evidence to support his grandiose claims. He could be really hurting people who need real treatment, not supplements that could be sugar pills.

[@DuarneArt]

You're telling me that SPECT is suSPECT.

[@Thisisdanabowling]

Move over 20/20, here comes Keya!

[@Fyyguu7788]

Cristiano Ronaldo, The Jenners, The Kardashians, The Rock, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Zendaya, Jlo, etc have all been scanned. With a few post they can get the word out to billions of people, I guarantee the whole world will be doing it. If a regular Psychiatrist is so good all these guys would be seeing them and not this guy. When you are the best and richest in the world you don't go to the local clinic off Crenshaw to get your brain checked, you go to the best in the world. You think these guys got to be on the forbes list by getting scammed. Think about it, a little common sense.

[@KeyasWorld]

I will respectfully disagree

[@Fyyguu7788]

@@KeyasWorld lol. Also you might want to notify every prestigious medical school and hospital in the entire universe that functional imaging is not useful because they all use it for research. Also you might want to inform the president of the united states he gets his information from researchers that all use functional imaging. In fact our current understanding of the brain is because of functional imaging. Every best selling book and medical text on the brain uses functional imaging to get there information. Also alcohol, tobacco and food companies all use neuroscientist that use functional imaging to get you chemically addicted to their product. It’s not a accident these things are highly addictive. The reason psychiatrist don’t use functional imaging is because it is more profitable to prescribe meds and ask questions later. How much money do you think pharmaceutical companies bring in? Trillions you guest it. That why there is all the gaslighting going on. Now are you going to tell me about your head injury or are you going to hide it like everyone else does??

[@josho.9530]

As a pro wrestler -- Wait til you find out Dwayne's a big ol' pedo. Your illogical reasoning as to what obtains success shows a complete lack of it. Forbes is also China-owned bullshit propaganda. ANYONE can pay to get an article on Forbes written about them for a few hundred bucks, just FYI, since I happen to be an advertising professional too. IT'S A BIG CLUB AND YOU AIN'T IN IT. -George Carlin You have NO IDEA who these celebs are... and you'll find out very soon who and what they really are... Hollywood is BACKWARDS in all ways. Follow the family, follow the money, follow the bloodline. 360 deals = you're owned. Handlers. The works. Fame is NOT what they sell it as.

[@scarred10]

your post is the complete opposite of common sense. Celebrities are not qualified psychiatrist and would have almost zero understanding of neuroscience so would believe anything he told them.Most of them dont even have a university education.And absolutely they would be easily scammed by what they think is a legit celebrity doctor,they probably arent even paying him since he is using them for promotion.They have no reason to see any psychiatrist unless they have severe symptoms so no reason to get any brain scan at all.How do you know they havent ever seen a regular psyniatrist anyway.Obviously the whole world wont be getting any unecessary radiation dose that costs thousands and has no benefit.

[@Fyyguu7788]

@@KeyasWorldthis was 2 years ago and look how many influencers came out publicly since then. You have to be developmentally delayed to not know he has scanned everyone already and there still coining out. That includes Kamala Harris, Drake, 50 cent etc. Mayweather, Dana White etc. this video makes you look ignorant.

[@franniepan]

Thanks for a new video! :)

[@paradisecityashram5240]

When I first saw Dr. Amens talk I was captivated but now years later I realise its all hocus pocus. Its interesting how he talks about health but his posture is so bad. He looks like his bones are degenerating. Probably from all the lies.

[@poetictrainquility]

The ads on this video are off their rockers!!!!

[@kaze_cat]

Great video! I had gotten sucked in via one of Dr. Daniel Amen's PBS appearances, and spent $$$ on his related info packet. For whatever reason, I did an internet search on whether or not the brain scans he preforms can evaluate what he claims, and I got a lot of (questionable and negative) results for Dr. Amen that I wish I had seen pre-purchase. It is difficult to understand why PBS has some questionable people on their shows. I would like to believe that PBS has properly vetted those that are making certain claims, where they are asking people to shell out $$$ for goods, but a portion of that $$$ also supports their station. Kudos to you for assisting to get the word out!

[@patrickfitzgerald5]

what graduate medical school did you attend

[@harryhondo1013]

Now I see why insurance doesn't cover this. And why does PBS have this guy on during pledge week? They also show Suze Orman, who is the biggest fraud giving financial advice. And I always thought PBS was on the up and up.

[@2281bazmo]

A lot of time people need a visual to what's going on people dont always know how to express what's going on i view it as a tool in the kit bag not an end all be all

[@iLuvSmartCars]

Thank you for this!!!!

[@kristinewang4390]

Please keep making these shorter well researched videos!!! I love the streams too but really love these

[@exxology1]

I’ve watched this 3 times now.. really enjoy your work!

[@sizzle8558]

the answer is yes. he’ll do nothing but have you work with one of his psychiatrists. psychiatrists ruin lives.

[@dbunnysport]

Poor psychiatrists can do a lot of damage to their patients.... good ones that are also a good fit are super valuable...

[@sueb2428]

Another great and informative presentation. Thanks!

[@okoala62]

Another great video! Thanks so much for exposing this!

[@coolhandphilip]

Now do a video on Dr. Anthony Fauci.

[@P-Funk69]

The hyperbaric chamber was debunked on the concussion doc podcast. It was more of a placebo

[@toiletfrog]

I agree about him on how dangerous impact sports are especially American football but everything else, no

[@kbird6208]

And mountain climbing can be bad for your brain, at very high elevations, but I'm pretty sure running a couple marathons a year is not going to give you brain damage.

[@eldermillenial6335]

Fantastic video!

[@kadygirlforever]

Always delivering the quality content. You definitely deserve more subs! Keep it up ❤️

[@KeyasWorld]

Thank you 🙏

[@PassionateFlower]

The only thing psychiatrists are good for is writing referrals to SSDI so you can get government assistance for mental illness disability so that you can afford rent and food in this insane economy and work less hours in a toxic work environment where you face workplace harassment and work burnout that worsens your mental illness.