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Author Maté, Gabor, author.

Title Scattered minds : the origins and healing of attention deficit disorder / Gabor Maté, M.D.

Edition First American edition
Publication Info. New York : Avery,an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023.
©1999
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction-NEW  616.8589 MAT    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction-NEW  616.8589 MAT    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction-NEW  616.8589 MAT    DUE 04-29-24
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Description xix, 348 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm
Physical Medium illustration rdaill
Note "Previously published in paperback as Scattered by Plume, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, New York, in 2000. Originally published in a DUtton hardcover edition"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-339) and index.
Contents The nature of attention deficit disorder -- How the brain develops and how the circuits and chemistry of ADD arise -- The roots of ADD in family and society -- The meaning of ADD traits -- The ADD child and healing -- The ADD adult -- Conclusion.
Summary "From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition."-- Amazon.com.
Subject Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Attention-deficit disorder in adults.
Attention-deficit-disordered adults -- Canada -- Biography.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Psychological aspects.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Environmental aspects.
Adulthood.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Psychological aspects.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9780593714379
0593714377
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