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Brain Doctor to the Stars Labeled a ‘Snake-Oil’ Salesman
BRAIN SCAM?
Daniel Amen was once called “the most popular psychiatrist in America,” but critics and former patients say he’s a grifter who is giving desperate people false hope.
Decca Muldowney
Reporter-Researcher
Published
Dec. 10 2022
11:25PM EST
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