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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction

by Gabor Maté
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction - Thryft
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction - Thryft

Understanding addiction, key to healing & wellness.

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" is a thought-provoking book that takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction. Dr. Mate presents addiction not as a medical condition but rather the result of personal history, emotional development, and brain chemistry. The book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand addiction fully and promote self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. Dr. Mate's storytelling blended with science makes the book compelling and impactful, leaving readers with a better understanding of themselves, others, and the world.

  • Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts : Close Encounters with Addiction

by Gabor Maté
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ISBN: 9781785042201
Authors: Gabor Maté
Publisher: Vermilion
Date of Publication: 2018-10-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Science
Related Topics: Personal Development, Psychology, Mental Health, Medical, Medicine, Mental Health, Health, Psychology
Goodreads rating: 4.5
(rated by 17261 readers)

Description

To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start…Featured on Russell Brand’s podcast Under the SkinDr Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. 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.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. 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.Distilling 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. Blending personal stories and science with positive solutions, and written in spellbinding prose, it is a must-read that will change how you see yourself, others and the world.10th anniversary edition, updated with new chapter on the Opiod crisis
 

Understanding addiction, key to healing & wellness.

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" is a thought-provoking book that takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction. Dr. Mate presents addiction not as a medical condition but rather the result of personal history, emotional development, and brain chemistry. The book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand addiction fully and promote self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. Dr. Mate's storytelling blended with science makes the book compelling and impactful, leaving readers with a better understanding of themselves, others, and the world.

  • Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.