Addiction

Privilege and Adolescent Addictions By Paul L. Hokemeyer, J.D., Ph.D. This article first appeared in Addiction Treatment Professional In my book, Fragile Power, I've created a new paradigm of treating people of wealth, power and celebrity for a host of mental health, addiction and personality disorders. My work...

by Dr. Paul Hokemeyer While most treatment professionals acknowledge that addictive disorders don’t discriminate based on socioeconomic class, too few are able to negotiate the unique dynamics that arise in the context of ultra high net worth (UHNW) families. This unfortunate trend continues in spite of...

In this article that was published in Addiction Professional Magazine, Dr. Paul discusses the unique challenges presented in treating upper middle class and elite adolescents and their families: Privilege and Adolescent Addictions By Paul L. Hokemeyer, J.D., PhD. Perhaps the most prevalent cultural myth in America is that...