Overview
In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal shares the latest information on: • The external factors that trigger ADD • How to create an environment that promotes health and healing • Ritalin and other drugs • ADD adults • And much more... Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has quickly become a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Maté believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered, he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Maté moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, Scattered is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today.
Full Product Details
Author: Gabor Maté, MD
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: New American Library
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 20.40cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9780452279636
ISBN 10: 0452279631
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 August 2000
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
One of the most comprehensive and accessible books about Attention Deficit Disorder. -Publishers Weekly This delightful, helpful book is a welcome addition to the literature on ADD. I would enthusiastically recommend Scattered to anyone touched by ADD-adults, parents, and professionals. -John J. Ratey, M.D., co-author of Driven to Distraction Utterly sensible and deeply moving... The most plausible account to date of one of the current mysteries of the human mind and personality. -The Vancouver Sun
One of the most comprehensive and accessible books about Attention Deficit Disorder. <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> This delightful, helpful book is a welcome addition to the literature on ADD. I would enthusiastically recommend <i>Scattered </i>to anyone touched by ADD adults, parents, and professionals. <b><i>John J. Ratey, M.D., co-author of Driven to Distraction</i></b> Utterly sensible and deeply moving The most plausible account to date of one of the current mysteries of the human mind and personality. <b><i>The Vancouver Sun</i></b>
Author Information
Gabor Mate, M.D., is a physician with a family practice in Vancouver, where he lives. He has written a widely-read medical column for The Globe and Mail and currently writes on medical issues for The Vancouver Sun.
