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Author Amen, Daniel G.

Title Change your brain, change your life : the breakthrough program for conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, anger, and impulsiveness / Daniel G. Amen.

Publication Info. New York : Three Rivers Press, [2000]

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 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  616.89 AME    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  616.89 AMEN, DANIEL G.    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  616.89 AME    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.89 AMEN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Non Fiction  616.89 AM34    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  616.89 AMEN    Check Shelf
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Description xi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note "Originally published in hardcover and paperback by Times Books in 1998"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.
Contents For those who have eyes, let them see : images into the mind -- Carving knives and tooth fairies : a prelude to the brain and behavior -- Looking into love and depression : the deep limbic system -- Enhancing positive thought patterns and strengthening connections : deep limbic system prescriptions -- Looking into anxiety and fear : the basal ganglia -- Mastering fear : basal ganglia prescriptions -- Looking into inattention and impulsivity : the prefrontal cortex -- Becoming focused : prefrontal cortex prescriptions -- Looking into worry and obsessiveness : the cingulate system -- Getting unstuck : cingulate system prescriptions -- Looking into memory and temper : the temporal lobes -- Enhancing experience : temporal lobe prescriptions -- The dark side : violence : a combination of problems -- Brain pollution : the impact of drugs and alcohol on the brain -- The missing links : drugs, violence, and the brain -- I love you and I hate you, touch me, no, don't, whatever : brain patterns that interfere with intimacy -- Help! : when and how to seek professional care -- Who is Andrew really? : questions about the essence of our humanity -- Brains dos and brain don'ts : a summary of ways to optimize brain function and break bad brain habits -- Appendix : Medication notes.
Summary In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with.
Subject Mental illness -- Physiological aspects.
Brain -- Pathophysiology.
Neuropsychiatry -- Popular works.
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy.
Emotions -- Popular works.
Substance abuse -- Rehabilitation -- Popular works.
Cognitive therapy -- Popular works.
Brain -- physiology.
Brain -- physiopathology.
Mental Disorders -- psychology.
Psychophysiology.
Genre/Form Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
Subject Brain -- Pathophysiology. (OCoLC)fst00837648
Cognitive therapy. (OCoLC)fst01432033
Emotions. (OCoLC)fst00908819
Mental illness -- Chemotherapy. (OCoLC)fst01016553
Mental illness -- Physiological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01016587
Neuropsychiatry. (OCoLC)fst01036481
Substance abuse -- Rehabilitation. (OCoLC)fst01136807
ISBN 0812929985 (alkaline paper)
9780812929980 (alkaline paper)
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