In the realm of hungry ghosts : close encounters with addiction / Gabor Maté, M.D.
In this timely and profoundly original book, writer and physician Gabor Mat? looks at the epidemic of various addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and outlines what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780676977417 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 465 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada, 2012, c2008.
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Hellbound train -- Physician, heal thyself -- A different state of the brain -- How the addicted brain develops -- The addictio process and the addictive personality -- Imagining a human reality -- The ecology of healing. |
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Subject: | Maté, Gabor > Mental health. Compulsive behavior. Substance abuse. |
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- 6 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Burns Lake Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Burns Lake Public Library | 616.85 Mat (Text) | 35198000674359 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |