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Daniel Amen, MD, Psychiatry, Costa Mesa, CA

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Psychiatry Costa Mesa, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry

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Education & Training

  • Tripler Army Medical Center
    Tripler Army Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1985 - 1987
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1985
  • Oral Roberts University School of Medicine
    Oral Roberts University School of MedicineClass of 1982
  • Southern California College (now Vanguard University)
    Southern California College (now Vanguard University)B.A., 1976 - 1978
  • Southern California College (now Vanguard University)
    Southern California College (now Vanguard University)B.A., 1976 - 1978
  • Orange Coast College
    Orange Coast CollegeAssociates of Arts, 1975 - 1976
  • Orange Coast College
    Orange Coast CollegeAssociates of Arts, 1975 - 1976
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandNo Degree, 1974 - 1975
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandNo Degree, 1974 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • NBJ Award for Business Achievement, Education Category 2012
  • AudioFile Earphones Award Winner for Making A Good Brain Great 2006
  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2005
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Clinical Utility of SPECT in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.
    Raji, Cyrus, Tarzwell, Robert, Pavel, Dan, Schneider, Howard, Uszler, J., Thornton, John, van Lierop, Muriel, Cohen, Philip, Amen, Daniel, Henderson, Theodore, PLOS One, 2/9/2014
  • Clinical Comparison of 99mTc Exametazime and 123I Ioflupane SPECT in Patients with Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
    Newberg AB, Serruya M, Gepte A, Intenzo C, Lewis T, Amen, Russell D, Wintering N, PLOS One, 1/24/2014
  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Schizophrenia While in Attention Task.
    Harcourt S, Amen DG, Willeumier, K, Golden, C, American Psychological Association, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Brain SPECT Imaging in Brain Injury 
    Salt Lake City, UT - 3/1/2014
  • The Daniel Plan Launch 
    1/4/2014
  • Brain Wars: How Not Looking at the Brain Leads to Missed Diagnoses 
    12/1/2013
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Other

  • Healing ADD, National Public Television Special 
    Amen DG
    2/1/2014
  • Your Second Fifty, The Documentary 
    Amen DG
    1/1/2014
  • Gladiators: The Uncertain Future of American Football 
    Amen DG
    1/1/2014
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Press Mentions

  • Dr Daniel Amen Alcohol Has No Health Benefits and Why You Should Give up Alcohol Forever
    Dr Daniel Amen Alcohol Has No Health Benefits and Why You Should Give up Alcohol ForeverApril 13th, 2023
  • 9 Natural Ways to Help Depression
    9 Natural Ways to Help DepressionJanuary 18th, 2023
  • Why the Mental Health Field Needs a Wake-up Call
    Why the Mental Health Field Needs a Wake-up CallJanuary 5th, 2023
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