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27 Feb Privilege & Adolescent Addictions: A guide for treatment professionals

Posted at 03:55h in Addiction, Addiction & Substance Use Disorders, addictions, adolescent, adolescent treatment, Alcoholism, celebrity, dr. paul hokemeyer, Drug Addiction, Family Health, financial well being, Fragile Power, intervention, Mental Health, money, Parenting, power and celebrity, process addiction, recovery, teen narcissism, Teens, Tweens & Adolescents, Uncategorized, wealth by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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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...

05 Oct Addictions in Wealthy Families: Cutting them off doesn't work

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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...

17 Aug Signs of Prescription Drug Addiction

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In this article by Stephanie Booth for Cafemom.com, Dr. Paul discusses the top three signs of an opiate addiction: Let's say you're in some pain. Maybe you're recovering from surgery. Or perhaps it's due to a medical condition that you simply can't get a handle on....

27 Mar Dr. Paul Hokemeyer in The Wall Street Journal: What your therapist is really thinking?

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In the following article, Dr. Paul shares the intimacies of the psychotherapeutic process with The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Bernstein. ******* LIFE HEALTH BONDS What Your Therapist Is Really Thinking Yes, therapists sometimes get bored; excerpts from an interview with psychotherapist Paul Hokemeyer Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, a psychotherapist, says ‘a...

25 Mar Entitled Teens and Addiction Treatment

Posted at 08:15h in Addiction, addictions, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, power and celebrity, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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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...

08 Sep Infidelity: Defining the Narrative of Your Relationship

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Infidelity: Defining the Narrative of Your Relationship by Dr. Paul Hokemeyer Susan was a beautiful and vibrant 54-year-old woman who had just celebrated 32 years of marriage to Steve when she found out he’d been carrying on a 10-year affair with Marsha, a 42-year-old business associate. “I was...

08 Sep Narcissism: The Character Pathology Underlying Addictions

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Narcissism: The Chronic Character Pathology of Underlying Addictions by Dr. Paul Hokemeyer I was closing down my Manhattan office late last Friday afternoon when my phone began ringing. I looked at the caller ID to see if it was someone I knew, but I only recognized the...

08 Sep Luxury Treatment: Guidelines for Culturally & Clinically Competent Care

Posted at 17:06h in Addiction, addictions, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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In the following article, which first appeared in Rehabs.com, I address what patients and families should look for when seeking addiction and mental health services from providers that hold themselves out as purveyors of "luxury" treatment. Luxury Treatment: Guidelines for Culturally and Clinically Competent Care Posted May...

30 Jul Wealth, Privilege and Adolescent Addiction

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Addictions impact people in every socio-economic class. When they strike families of wealth and affluence- high functioning families- the issues and challenges to getting clinically and culturally competent treatment are great. In this article I explain what families need to look for when seeking out...

28 Sep 'Smiles' linked to teen deaths

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Latest designer drug called 'Smiles' linked to teen deaths By Stephanie Pappas Published September 24, 2012 in Fox News.com LiveScience Law enforcement officials and parents are concerned about the next in a long line of illegal synthetic drugs: 2C-I, also known as "Smiles." The drug, a hallucinogen, has been linked...