你老是杞人憂天，覺得有壞事會臨頭嗎？你很容易分心，總是很難把一件事情做完嗎？你經常莫名其妙就對丈夫或老婆發脾氣嗎？二十年前的舊帳，你至今還耿耿於懷嗎？如果你一直在對抗這些問題但無甚進展，甚至去看過心理醫生也無效--原因可能不在於你不夠努力，卻是因為你沒有「對症下藥」。
本書作者是一位知名的精神科醫生，鑽研大腦與行為之間的關係超過十年。他在本書中向讀者說，人腦可分成幾個部分，各部位的作用與功能不同，會造成特定的行為和思想。本書分別解釋這五個腦內的系統，再分別提出處方，說明如何從行為、認知、醫學及營養著手，讓各系統功能完善運作。
本書可以讓你了解，我們太快把別人的行為歸咎於品行不良，但其實很多人可能根本身不由己，不知道自己腦部有病。本書的療法儘管還有爭議，但至少為精神醫學指出了一種方向，也讓一般讀者對腦的運作有一番新的理解，從而對自己與他人的感覺、行為能有更深刻的認識。
BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK
In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain
work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain prescriptions" that can help heal your
brain and change your life:
To Quell Anxiety and Panic:
Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil
To Fight Depression:
Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts)
To Curb Anger:
Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage
To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus:
Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle"
To Stop Obsessive Worrying:
Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises
A pioneering neuropsychiatrist reveals the link between certain brain structures and particular psychological problems and offers specific recommendations for cognitive exercises, nutritional supplements, and medication to heal each problem. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
