In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Close Encounters with Addiction

Gabor Maté, MD, Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.

eBook - 2011

A groundbreaking look at addiction and recovery from the bestselling author of The Myth of Normal—the modern self-help classic that reframes everything you were taught about trauma and substance abuseAddictions always originate in pain, whether felt openly or hidden in the unconscious.In In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, world-renowned physician and trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté offers a frame-changing approach to understanding substance abuse and recovery—and challenges us to rethink everything we thought we knew about how addiction happens, who’s labeled an “addict,” and why our social systems and government structures fail to support real healing and wholeness.This #1 international bestseller advocates for humane approaches to tre...atment and recovery and explores substance use disorder as an outcome of unhealed developmental trauma. Through case studies, cutting-edge neuropsychiatric research, and...

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Published
North Atlantic Books
Language
English
Main Authors
Gabor Maté, MD, Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
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Kindle Book
ASINB004ZZMBH6
Release Date6/28/2011
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781583944202
Release Date6/28/2011