SPECT Made Ridiculously Simple (Part 1) | Dr. Daniel Amen

What is a SPECT scan, and why are people calling it the future of psychiatry?

In this short video, America's most popular psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen explains the origins of his work with brain SPECT imaging and how it changed psychiatry forever.

Dr. Amen shows how a brain SPECT scan can be used to see characteristics in the brain such as a particular type of ADD, a previously unknown brain injury, or a depression pattern that may require a particular type of medication.

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0:00 Introduction
2:15 HEALTHY BRAIN SPECT SCANS
3:08 HEALTHY VS. 2 STROKES
3:38 HEALTHY VS. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
4:03 HEALTHY VS. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
4:44 HEALTHY VS. DRUG ABUSE
5:14 HEALTHY VS. OCD
5:19 HEALTHY VS. SEIZURE ACTIVITY
5:50 SPECT SCANS HELP TO SEE THE UNDERLYING PHYSIOLOGY IN INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS
6:17 SPECT SCANS HELP TO SEE ALL PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES
6:36 SPECT SCANS HELP TO SEE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, TOXINS, INFECTIONS
6:58 SPECT SCANS HELP TO SEE HOW MANY CURRENT MEDS CAN BE TOXIC TO BRAIN FUNCTION
7:14 SPECT SCANS HELP TO PREVENT MISTAKES, SUCH AS...
7:51 SPECT SCANS HELP ADDICTS
8:55 SPECT SCANS HELP PATIENTS KNOW THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR BRAIN
9:22 SPECT SCANS COMPLETELY CHANGE THE DISCUSSION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH

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