Dr. Amen: Marijuana Alters Our Brain Negatively and SPECT Scan Redefines Mental Illness

In this week’s video, Dr. Yang sits down with Dr. Amen, clinical neuroscientist, child, and adult psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinic, BrainMD, and Amen University. Dr. Amen has over 40 years of experience studying mental health from a neurological perspective, specifically addressing mental disorders through brain scans. Dr. Amen explains why studying the brain is so crucial to understanding our mental function, and which types of brain scans he prefers to use. He then discusses how different substances, such as marijuana, can affect brain functioning, and what we can do to reverse these damages. #Dr.DanielAmen #DanielAmen #brainhealth #brainscan #marijuana #psychiatry Dr. Amen: Marijuana Alters Our Brain Negatively and SPECT Scan Redefines Mental Illness 0:00 About Dr. Amen 3:25 Dr. Amen’s take on Mental Health 5:34 How does marijuana affect the brain? 7:29 What is SPECT Scan? 10:56 How does SPECT Scan help doctors choose medications? 14:10 What are the differences among brain imaging technology? 16:27 Does insurance cover the SPECT Scan? 17:49 How does Marijuana injure the brain? 23:25 Risks of legalizing Marijuana and Medical Marijuana 25:14 The mental health challenges for doctors, patients, and society 29:35 Marijuana impacts people’s health and society 33:07 help people quit Marijuana 34:13 help people‘s mental health after quitting Marijuana. 35:50 the Pandemic Impact on brain function 38:08 long-covid impact on people’s mental health 40:23 Dr. Amen’s new book - You, Happier (His point of view on being happy from biological, psychological, social, and spiritual contexts) related website： www.yanginstitute.com www.yangtmscenter.com www.taoclinicofacupuncture.com Hashtag: #DrAmen #Marijuana #brainhealth #MentalIllness #SPECTScan #Neuroscience #HealthTalk #MentalHealth #Wellness #HealthyMind #Psychiatry #BrainResearch #HealthNews #SelfCare #DrYangHealthTalk