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Gabor Maté

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

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Essay Topics

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Though primarily concerned with ADD, Scattered Minds also touches on other developmental and/or psychiatric disorders, such as depression and addiction. Is Maté equally skeptical of applying a medical lens to conditions such as these? If so, why?

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Between nature and nurture, which does Maté believe has the biggest developmental impact? What techniques does he use to persuade readers to share his opinion?

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In Chapter 26, Maté differentiates between empathy and identification. What is the importance of making this distinction?