Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté built a career-long argument that unresolved emotional trauma underlies conditions ranging from addiction to autoimmune disease and ADHD, drawing on decades in family practice and later specializing in addiction treatment. He has written five books translating that framework for a general audience, work that has made him an influential voice in mainstream conversations about trauma and health. Some researchers have questioned how far the evidence actually supports his claims, a debate that has followed his popularization of the theory.