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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
Contributor(s): Maté, Gabor (Author), Levine, Peter A. (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 155643880X     ISBN-13: 9781556438806
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Mood Disorders - General
- Health & Fitness | Healing
- Medical
Dewey: 616.858
LCCN: 2009045057
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.60 lbs) 536 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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From bestselling author Gabor Mat , the essential resource for understanding the roots and behaviors of addiction--now with an added introduction by the author.

Based on Gabor Mat 's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver's skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Mat presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout (and perhaps underpins) our society; not a medical condition distinct from the lives it affects, rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional, and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs (and behaviors) of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it. The mix of personal stories--including the author's candid discussion of his own high-status addictive tendencies--and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.

 
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