Change Your Brain, Change Your Life : The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness,Anger, and Impulsiveness

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Summary: A Book on Drug Treatment
Review: This is a book on drug treatment. It seems like a good one. Since the author
uses SPECT scans. SPECT (single photon emission computerized tomography)
makes a lifelike version of the brain. Unfortunately, the author adds some cognitive
therapy and meditation to his program. He changes the names of the exercises
(thereby cutting out Beck, Burns, Ellis, and the Buddha). But this is what you must remember if you buy this book: He never does a follow-up SPECT scan after one
uses just cognitive therapy or meditation. Just drugs. This makes the whole book invalid. Chapters 14 and 15 are good on alcohol and pollutant use.

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Summary: Change your brain for the better
Review: This is a pretty good book that appeals to the broad audience of just about anyone who has suffered from at least mild mental distress, and that includes about everyone. I agree with the doctor's philosophy that most mental disturbances can be attributed to metabolic abnormalities in different regions of the brain, though there's nothing too earthshaking about this idea. Many of the cognitive therapy excercises seem to be derived from ideas that Aaron Beck and David Burns have had, though the doctor does a good job summarizing and presenting these ideas in a practical, easy to use manner. This book also is not anti-medication, in spite of presenting these non-medication methods for improving mental health. Overall, a good read for anyone suffering from any type of mild mental distress. Avery Z. Conner, author of "Fevers of the Mind".

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Summary: Waste of Time
Review: To obtain help from this book all you need is unlimited amounts of cash for a lot of tests...oh, and a doctor who will prescribe all the tests. Useless. Sorry I bought it and sorrier than I wasted time reading it.