I came across Dr Daniel Amen’s work yesterday via a youtube video of one of his lectures, and basically he focuses on exploring the *different types of ADD *people can suffer, by coupling diagnosis with brain imaging.
This adds massively to the credibility of the condition, for any naysayers. It made me wonder why we don’t get brain scans in our own diagnoses (or maybe you guys did? idk).
I guess I’m just linking it here in case anyone else enjoys reading psychology websites; i like the way they list clusters of symptoms/behaviour in 7 types, and i like the way they talk about it here in the article too. Well-written ADHD content deserves to be celebrated, right?
Feels a bit like I’m being picky now but I feel like my psychiatrist should have taken the time to explore what “type” of add i am, as well. might be helpful to understand that - to understand it objectively, because i could always guess at it myself.
Amen’s claim to fame is using SPECT imaging for diagnosis. Has any other scientist/clinician reproduced Amen’s claims that certain imaging results correspond with precise ADHD symptoms? I’m not aware that has happened. If it’s not reproducible, it’s not science or medicine. Also, just because he has publications doesn’t legitimize his claims for use in clinic.
I mentioned his clinic using traditional ADHD treatments because those actually do the work to help patients. Afterward, those patients might associate the benefits of the treatment with the imaging, even if they could have had the same outcome with treatment alone.