Author

Gabor Maté

Canadian physician and bestselling writer on trauma, stress and addiction

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trauma and addictionKnown for

A celebrated speaker and bestselling author, DR. GABOR MATÉ is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, such as addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction; When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress; and Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. He is also the co-author of Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His works have been published internationally in more than thirty languages.

Born1944 · Budapest, Hungary

Notable works In the Realm of Hungry GhostsWhen the Body Says NoThe Myth of Normal

HonoursOrder of Canada (2018)

Not why the addiction, but why the pain.— In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts