Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Canadian-Hungarian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood … See more

Maté was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1944 to a Jewish family. His maternal grandparents, Josef Lövi and Hannah Lövi, who came from the town of See more

Medicine
In his books and lectures, Maté emphasizes the role of biopsychosocial aspects of pathology and the role of psychological trauma and stress. He underlines the importance of relations and social attachment … See more

• 2009: Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
• 2011: the Civic Merit Award of the City of Vancouver "for … See more

Stanton Peele, psychologist and psychotherapist, disagrees with Maté's notion of "trac[ing] every case of addiction back to childhood trauma, stating that "most addicts … See more

• Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. Toronto: A.A. Knopf, 1999. ISBN 978-0676971453 See more

• The Power of Connection. Video. Wholehearted, 2020.
• A Masterclass for Healers. Video. Wholehearted, 2020.
• Healing Trauma & Addiction. Video. Wholehearted, 2020. See more