In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Close Encounters With Addiction
About the Book
Based on Dr. Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his work with the severely addicted on Vancouver’s skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically re-envisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach.
In In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Dr. Gabor Maté shares first-person accounts, case studies, and cutting-edge research to counter the prevailing notions of addiction as either a genetic disease or an individual moral failure. Maté presents an eloquent case that addiction – all addiction – is in fact a case of human development gone askew.
About the Author
Dr. Gabor Maté is an international speaker on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver.
