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@Galin, this gets discussed here every so often. In 2010, Dr. Jain discussed it in a thread. His verdict: So far, the evidence does not support Dr. Amen’s claims about SPECT imaging.
Even now, there still hasn’t been enough large-scale, long-term, double-blind scientific study into it, but what there has been, has not produced any evidence that it works.
So far, the only evidence supporting it is anecdotal (people saying, “It worked for me”), which doesn’t count.
A big red flag is that it claims to “heal” or “cure” ADHD.
In most cases, ADHD is a genetic variant, a different brain wiring. You can’t “cure” it, any more than you can permanently change your brown eyes to blue.
All you can do is reduce the symptoms. (Or, to continue the eye-colour analogy, wear blue contact lenses.)
There needs to be more research into this, to prove it one way or the other, especially since people are paying $4000+ for it.
The onus is on its supporters to prove that it works. You can’t prove a negative.
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