Gabor Maté

He would probably dispute it, but Gabor Maté is something of a compassion machine. Diligently treating the drug addicts of Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside with sympathy in his heart and legislative reform in mind can't be easy. But Maté never judges. His book is a powerful call-to-arms, both for the decriminalization of drugs and for a more sympathetic and informed view of addiction. As Maté observes, "Those whom we dismiss as 'junkies' are not creatures from a different world, only men and women mired at the extreme end of a continuum on which, here or there, all of us might well locate ourselves." In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts begins by introducing us to many of Dr. Maté's most dire patients who steal, cheat, sell sex, and otherwise harm themselves for their next hit. Maté looks to the root causes of addiction, applying a clinical and psychological view to the physical manifestation and offering some enlightening answers for why people inflict such catastrophe on themselves. Finally, he takes aim at the hugely ineffectual, largely U.S.-led War on Drugs (and its worldwide followers), challenging the wisdom of fighting drugs instead of aiding the addicts, and showing how controversial measures such as safe injection sites are measurably more successful at reducing drug-related crime and the spread of disease than anything most major governments have going. It's not easy reading, but we ignore his arguments at our peril. When it comes to combating the drug trade and the ravages of addiction, society can use all the help it can get. --Kim Hughes

Može li čovek doslovno umreti od usamljenosti? Postoje li ličnosti predisponirane za rak? Oslanjajući se na naučna istraživanja i višedecenijsko iskustvo autora u kliničkoj praksi, ova knjiga daje odgovore na važna pitanja o uticaju veze uma i tela na bolest i zdravlje, i ulozi koju stres i individualni emocionalni sastav imaju u nizu bolesti. Gabor Mate istražuje ulogu veze um-telo u stanjima i bolestima kao što su artritis, rak, dijabetes, bolesti srca, ALS i multipla skleroza, potkrepljuje svoje uvide brojnim studijama slučaja i životnim pričama kako običnih ljudi, tako i poznatih i uticajnih ličnosti (Beti Ford, Ronald Regan, Lens Armstrong), i predlaže sedam principa zaceljivanja i zaštite od skrivenog stresa. Kada telo kaže ne pruža transformativni uvid u to kako bolest može biti način na koji telo govori ne onome što um ne može ili neće da prepozna, i predstavlja sigurni orijentir i putokaz ka manje toksičnom, čistijem životu.

Poremećaj deficita pažnje (ADD) poslednjih godina postao je kontroverzna tema, umnogome zahvaljujući dr Gaboru Mateu, koji je skrenuo pažnju javnosti na njegovu široku rasprostranjenost. Dr Mate ukazuje na to da se ovaj poremećaj u svojoj blagoj formi javlja kod značajnog dela populacije i izražava uverenje da naše socijalno i emocionalno okruženje igra ključnu ulogu kako u uzroku, tako i u lečenju ovog stanja. Rasuti umovi opisuju bolnu realnost ovog poremećaja i njegov uticaj na decu, kao i na karijeru i društvene puteve odraslih. Iako priznaje da genetika zaista može odigrati ulogu u predisponiranju osobe prema ADD-u, dr Mate ide još dalje i fokusira se na stvari koje možemo kontrolisati: promene u okruženju, porodičnu dinamiku i roditeljske izbore. U Rasutim umovima pružen je detaljan opis ADD-a i pravaca u njegovom lečenju, ali je priča koja je ispričana veća od same teme knjige, i tiče se svih bitnih elemenata emocionalne pismenosti – emocionalne samoregulacije, samoroditeljstva i uspostavljanja ravnoteže.

In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal shares the latest information • The external factors that trigger ADD • How to create an environment that promotes health and healing • Ritalin and other drugs • ADD adults • And much more... Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has quickly become a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Maté believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered , he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Maté moves beyond that to focus on the things we can changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, Scattered is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today.

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. Gabor Maté is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology – and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Minds is a must-read for parents – and for anyone interested how experiences in infancy shape the biology and psychology of the human brain. Scattered Minds:- Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and developmental delay- Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy – and why- Shows how ‘distractibility’ is the psychological product of life experience- Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviours- Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood- Presents a programme of how to promote this development in both children and adults

By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Co-written with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.

"Veze koje Gabor Mate pravi između intenzivno ličnog i globalnog, duhovnog i medicinskog, psihološkog i političkog su smele, mudre i duboko moralne. On je iscelitelj kojeg treba uvažavati, i ova uzbudljiva knjiga stiže u pravo vreme." - Naomi Klajn, autorka knjige Doktrina šoka "Gabor Mate nas sa izvrsnim pripovedačkim talentom vodi u živote emocionalno siromašnih i zavisnika koji su mu pacijenti. U ovoj vrlo čitljivoj i prodornoj knjizi nudi nam uznemiravajuće istine o prirodi zavisnosti i njenim korenima - istine koje se obično skrivaju i prećutkuju zbog osećaja sramote, društvenog tabua i straha od stigme." - dr. med. Vinsent Feliti, profesor kliničke medicine na Univerzitetu u Kaliforniji Mateov pristup problemu zavisnosti usredsređuje se na traumu koju su pretrpeli njegovi pacijenti. U knjizi U svetu gladnog duha: bliski susreti sa zavisnošću Mate sa neuporedivom saosećajnošću i razumevanjem za ljudsko stanje govori o vrstama trauma koje su zavisnici iskusili i načinima na koje to utiče na njihovo donošenje odluka u kasnijem životu. U svetu gladnog duha je snažna pripovest o složenosti ljudske prirode, u kojoj se zbunjujuće i protivrečne emocije zavisnika sukobljavaju sa racionalnim mislima, i o mučnoj borbi koju svaki od njih svakodnevno i danonoćno vodi. Ali ova knjiga nije samo hronika jednog društvenog problema, ona je i sigurni orijentir i putokaz ka manje toksičnom i čistijem životu.

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there such a thing as a "cancer personality"? Drawing on scientific research and the author's decades of experience as a practicing physician, this book provides answers to these and other important questions about the effect of the mind-body link on illness and health and the role that stress and one's individual emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases. Explores the role of the mind-body link in conditions and diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, IBS, and multiple sclerosis Draws on medical research and the author's clinical experience as a family physician Includes The Seven A's of Healing-principles of healing and the prevention of illness from hidden stress Shares dozens of enlightening case studies and stories, including those of people such as Lou Gehrig (ALS), Betty Ford (breast cancer), Ronald Reagan (Alzheimer's), Gilda Radner (ovarian cancer), and Lance Armstrong (testicular cancer) An international bestseller translated into fifteen languages, When the Body Says No promotes learning and healing, providing transformative insights into how disease can be the body's way of saying no to what the mind cannot or will not acknowledge.

In this accessible and groundbreaking book--filled with the moving stories of real people--medical doctor and bestselling author Gabor Maté shows that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis and many others, even Alzheimer's disease. When the Body Says No is an impressive contribution to research on the physiological connection between life's stresses and emotions and the body systems governing nerves, immune apparatus and hormones. With great compassion and erudition, Gabor Maté demystifies medical science and, as he did in Scattered Minds , invites us all to be our own health advocates.