Gabor Mate
Dr. Gabor Mate is a physician, author and public speaker. He is a former medical columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Global and Mail newspapers. His four books, all bestsellers, range in topic from Attention Deficit Disorder (Scattered Minds); to the mind/body unity influence and the influence on stress in health and illness (When The Body Says No); to the disastrous loss of parental influence in today’s culture (Hold On To Your Kids). The most recently published In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts has been a #1 Best Seller. For twenty years Dr. Mate had a family practice, and for seven years was Medical Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at a major hospital. For the past twelve years he has worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by drug addictions, mental illness and HIV. For more information visit: www.drgabormate.com
