Gabor Maté

Dr Gabor Maté (CM) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician who specializes in the study and treatment of addiction and is also widely recognized for his unique perspective on Attention Deficit Disorder and his firmly held belief in the connection between mind and body health.Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944, he is a survivor of the Nazi genocide. His maternal grandparents were killed in Auschwitz when he was five months old, his aunt disappeared during the war, and his father endured forced labour at the hands of the Nazis. He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1957. After graduating with a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a few years as a high school English and literature teacher, he returned to school to pursue his childhood dream of being a physician.Maté ran a private family practice in East Vancouver for over twenty years. He was also the medical co-ordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital for seven years. Currently he is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and resource centre for the people of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many of his patients suffer from mental illness, drug addiction and HIV, or all three.Most recently, he has written about his experiences working with addicts in In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.He made national headlines in defense of the physicians working at Insite (a legal supervised safe injection site) after the federal Minister of Health, Tony Clement, attacked them as unethical.
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

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Kada telo kaže ne: cena skrivenog stresa

Kada telo kaže ne: cena skrivenog stresa

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Rasuti umovi: Poreklo i lečenje poremećaja pažnje

Rasuti umovi: Poreklo i lečenje poremećaja pažnje

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Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It

Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It

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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

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U svetu gladnog duha: bliski susreti sa zavisnošću

U svetu gladnog duha: bliski susreti sa zavisnošću

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Vücudunuz Hayır Diyorsa: Duygusal Stresin Bedelleri

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Wanneer je lichaam nee zegt: Verborgen stress en de gevolgen voor je gezondheid

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When the Body Says No

When the Body Says No

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When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

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