Kendall Jenner Says a Brain Scan Confirmed She Has Anxiety.
Kendall Jenner has admitted there are times she wishes she could "stay out of the spotlight" amid her struggles with anxiety. The 27-year-old model has been open about her mental health struggles and previously revealed she suffers from "very bad panic attacks".
Kendall Jenner said a brain scan showed she "100% has anxiety" on "The Kardashians." She said she wanted her sisters to get one too. "It's really interesting," she said. Brain scans can detect anxiety, but they're not necessary for a diagnosis — and can even be harmful.
"I think being overworked and being in the situation that I'm in now is kind of what set it out of control in a way," she said. "I've had times where I feel like I need to be rushed to the hospital because I think my heart's failing and I can't breathe and I need someone to help me. Sometimes I think I'm dying."
Brain SPECT scans show that overactivity in the basal ganglia is commonly seen in anxiety, but there can also be other brain areas with abnormal activity depending on which of the 7 types of anxiety/depression a person may have.
For most people, SPECT scans are safe. If you receive an injection or infusion of radioactive tracer, you may experience: Bleeding, pain or swelling where the needle was inserted in your arm. Very rarely, an allergic reaction to the radioactive tracer.
Since the 1970s, brain SPECT has been used to evaluate strokes, seizures, and brain tumors. In the 1980s, scientists were also using it to study Alzheimer's disease, head trauma, schizophrenia, depression, ADHD, and substance abuse.
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Khloé met with Dr. Daniel Amen, a psychiatrist and author of You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type. He explained the SPECT scan can show where the brain's blood is flowing, and measures brain activity. “It looks at how your brain works,” he explains to Khloé.
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To diagnose a mental health problem, doctors will look at: your experiences (groupings of certain feelings, behaviours and physical symptoms may suggest different diagnoses) how long you've been experiencing these things. the impact it's having on your life.
A PET scan can compare brain activity during periods of depression (left) with normal brain activity (right). An increase of blue and green colors, along with decreased white and yellow areas, shows decreased brain activity due to depression.
Brain scans alone cannot be used to diagnose a mental disorder, such as autism, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. In some cases, a brain scan might be used to rule out other medical illnesses, such as a tumor, that could cause symptoms similar to a mental disorder, such as depression.