Gabor Maté
Canadian physician (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma[1] and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health including autoimmune disease, cancer, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),[2] addictions and a wide range of other conditions.
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Born | (1944-01-06) January 6, 1944 (age 80) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
Citizenship | Canada |
Education | University of British Columbia (BA, MD) |
Spouse |
Rae Maté (m. 1969) |
Children | 3, including Aaron |
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Website | drgabormate |
Maté's approach to addiction focuses on the trauma his patients have suffered and looks to address this in their recovery.[3] In his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Maté discusses the types of trauma suffered by persons with substance use disorders and how this affects their decision making in later life.
He has authored five books exploring topics including ADHD, stress, developmental psychology, and addiction. He is a regular columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail.