Brain Health Assessment

Drawing on our database of 12,000 brain scans, I developed a special questionnaire. It has been revised and improved many times. We use this questionnaire as part of patient diagnostics at Amen Clinics. As you know, questionnaires and surveys are tools with their own pros and cons. On the one hand, they are simple, quick, and cheap to complete. On the other hand, there is always a risk that people will write down what they want to appear to be, rather than how things actually are. Some are inclined to admit to all the listed problems because they want to look sick and get more attention. Others, when answering the questionnaire, go into complete denial—they tend to overlook their flaws and refuse to admit problems. Therefore, it is very useful to ask someone who knows you well to fill out the questionnaire on your behalf and then compare their results with your own answers. This will add objectivity to the results.

The questionnaire will help you find out if your prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate gyrus, basal ganglia, temporal lobes, and deep limbic system are working well. Based on the results, it will be possible to choose treatment methods. Sometimes it turns out that more than one brain area requires functional correction. However, remember that our questionnaire by itself is an insufficient tool for diagnosis, let alone treatment. It is only a guide for an orientational search for dysfunctions, so that you can then consult a specialist.