He presents it not as a discrete phenomenon confined to a weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs through (and even underpins) our society not as a medical ‘condition’, but rather the result of a complex interplay of personal history, emotional development and brain chemistry.ĭistilling cutting-edge research from around the world, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. In this award-winning modern classic, Gabor Maté takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction, whether to alcohol, drugs, sex, money or anything self-destructive. His radical findings – based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness – are reframing how we view all human development. To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start…įeatured on Russell Brand’s podcast Under the Skinĭr Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction.
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