Name: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction
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Author: Gabor Mate
ISBN: 9781556438806

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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gabor Mate

Preface by

Peter A. Levine

Publisher

North Atlantic Books

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

536

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.75 kg.

ISBN

9781556438806

ISBN13

9781556438806

Edition No.

Synopsis "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction "

A "thought-provoking and powerful" study that goes beyond simplistic self-help remedies to reframe everything you've been taught about addiction and recovery--from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Myth of Normal (Bruce Perry, author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog). An addiction specialist combines real-life stories with cutting-edge research to offer a holistic approach to understanding addiction--its origins, its place in society, and the importance of self-compassion in recovery. Based on Gabor Maté's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver's skid row, this #1 international bestseller radically re-envisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach to substance abuse and addiction recovery. In the same vein as Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts traces the root causes of addiction to childhood trauma and examines the pervasiveness of addiction in society. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout--and perhaps underpins--our society. It is not a medical "condition" distinct from the lives it affects but rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs and behaviors of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. Dr. Maté argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and how they perpetuate the War on Drugs. The mix of personal stories--including the author's candid discussion of his own "high-status" addictive tendencies--and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.

Gabor Mate

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Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician and author of Hungarian origin, known for his humanistic approach to issues such as trauma, addiction, and child development. With a career spanning over four decades, he has worked as a family doctor and in palliative care, as well as with vulnerable populations in Vancouver. Among his most notable works are When the Body Says No (2003), Scattered Minds (1999), In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (2008), and The Myth of Normal (2022), the latter co-written with his son Daniel Maté. He is also the co-author of Hold On to Your Kids (2004), with Gordon Neufeld.

His work has been recognized with various awards, including the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize in 2009 and the Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature in 2023. In 2018, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the understanding of mental health and addiction treatment. Maté has significantly influenced the discourse on emotional health, advocating for a more compassionate and holistic view of human well-being.

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María Del Pilar Vargas Aris Tuesday, February 08, 2022
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Excelente libro. Sin embargo, en lo que voy de la lectura, es básicamente una serie de testimonios desgarradores de los propios pacientes del doctor Mate. Aún no lo termino. Voy por el capítulo 5. Esperaba algo más, como por ejemplo, cómo hacer para ayudar al adicto y como manejar a las víctimas de traumas de la niñez. Espero encontrar la respuesta a mis preguntas más adelante.
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Cristina Aristizabal Thursday, November 28, 2019
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Excelente mirada al complejo mundo de las adicciones
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