Daniel Amen, MD: the impact of brain imaging on psychiatry and treatment for improving brain health and function. Interview by Karen Burnett.

Conversations with Dr Daniel Amen Daniel G. Amen, MD is regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on applying brain-imaging science to clinical psychiatric practice. He is a board certified child and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of Amen Clinics, Inc. in Newport Beach and San Francisco, California, Bellevue, Washington, and Reston, Virginia. Dr. Amen is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (the highest award given to members) and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is the author of 49 professional articles, 5 book chapters, including the co-author of the Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry’s chapter on Functional Imaging in Clinical Practice, and over 30 books including New York Times bestsellers Change Your Brain, Change Your Life; Magnificent Mind At Any Age; Change Your Brain, Change Your Body; and The Amen Solution. He is also the author of Healing ADD, Making A Good Brain Great, Healing the Hardware of the Soul, and co-author of Unchain Your Brain, Healing Anxiety and Depression and Preventing Alzheimer’s. His latest book, Use Your Brain To Change Your Age, was released in February 2012. Dr. Amen is the producer and host of 6 popular shows about the brain, which have raised more than 35 million dollars for public television.