The End of Mental Illness

There is new hope for those dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, PTSD, ADHD, and addiction. Though the incidence of these conditions is skyrocketing, standard treatments and success rates have barely changed in decades, and the stigma of a "mental illness" label can prevent many people from getting the help they need.

Brain specialist and bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen is at the forefront of a new movement in medicine that aims to change all of that. Based on more than 170,000 brain scans of patients from 121 countries, Dr. Amen has found that most psychiatric illnesses are not mental health issues at all. They are brain health issues that steal your mind.

In The End of Mental Illness, Dr. Amen challenges an outdated psychiatric paradigm and helps readers improve their own brain health, minimizing or reversing conditions that may be preventing them from living full and emotionally healthy lives. Discover:

• What is driving the epidemic rise of mental health issues and how to prevent them
• Why standard treatments often fail, and why treating patients based on symptoms alone frequently misses the true cause
• Simple steps you can take to heal your brain and improve your mood, focus, energy, and overall sense of happiness
• Why you no longer have to rely solely on old-paradigm treatments, and how evidence-based neuroscience is improving outcomes for the first time in decades
• How to keep your brain healthy, or rescue it if it's headed toward a dark place

Daniel G. Amen, MD, is a physician, double board-certified psychiatrist, founder of Amen Clinics, and 10-time New York Times bestselling author. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Time, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Men's Health, among others.