In today's installment of our Wellness Wednesday series, we talk with Dr. Daniel Amen, psychiatrist and and founder of Amen Clinics, about ADHD and mental illness treatments in the United States. He tells us about the seven different types of ADHD that he has seen in his clinics as well as some of the potential causes and treatments beyond medication that are available. And are young boys being over-medicalized just for being rambunctious boys, or is there a real rise in ADHD diagnoses? Lastly, we pick Dr. Amen's brain, no pun intended, on marijuana and mushroom use in adolescents and just how harmful it can be.

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Timecodes:

(01:21) Dr. Amen introduction

(02:09) Brain scans & ADHD types

(15:20) Are boys over-medicalized? 

(18:38) How do you know if you have ADHD? 

(27:08) Increase in ADHD diagnoses

(30:14) Artificial dyes and unsafe foods

(36:47) Investigating causes of ADHD

(44:48) “Chemical imbalance” theory

(51:40) Marijuana use

(56:41) What to do

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Links:

Amen Clinics: https://www.amenclinics.com/

Effects of an elimination diet and a healthy diet in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40059999/

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