What ADHD Medications Can and Cannot Do | Chapter 31 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
What ADHD Medications Can and Cannot Do | Chapter 31 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s summary of Chapter 31 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. This chapter offers a nuanced look at the benefits and limitations of medication in treating Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), emphasizing the importance of holistic healing beyond the pill bottle. Watch the full chapter video below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more trauma-informed, psychology-based guides and chapter summaries: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more chapter-by-chapter textbook summaries and mental health resources. The Role of Medication in ADD: Support, Not Solution Dr. Maté acknowledges that medications like Ritalin and Dexedrine can dramatically improve focus, calm mental chaos, and help individuals with ADD see life’s details—sometimes, quite literally, as in noticing the beauty of green trees for the first time. For many, these medications can bring welco...