Unruhe im Kopf

Once ADHD, always ADHD? Healing paths beyond Ritalin. ADHD - the still misunderstood condition means a life of restlessness and inner turmoil for countless individuals. The fact that there is a neurophysiological impairment associated with attention deficit disorder is undisputed, even by physician Dr. Gabor Maté.

However, in his investigation of the causes, he breaks with the previously common thesis of genetic predisposition and instead explains how childhood experiences impact the human brain. His message to parents, therapists, teachers, and those affected: healing is possible! His prescription: more empathy and care.

Maté's unique therapeutic approach follows a process of wholeness. He helps parents understand how their ADHD children think and teaches adults emotional self-regulation so they are no longer at the mercy of distraction, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The book is an enlightening mix of personal accounts, case studies, and the latest findings from neuroscience, family systems theory, and genetics - illuminating this significant impairment in connection with societal developments.

Canadian Dr. Gabor Maté is a general and palliative care physician, bestselling author, and someone who has experienced ADHD himself. The expert on ADHD, child development, stress, and addiction has written several books, including the international bestseller "When the Body Says No" and "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts."

"This delightful, helpful book is a welcome addition to the literature on ADHD. It is based on solid research and a pronounced humanistic sensitivity, written with much humor and compassion from a brutally honest perspective." - Dr. John Ratey, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.